ABSTRACT
This book analyzes constructions of injustice, group identification and participation in news and social media in anti-austerity protests within the European Union (EU). Since 2008, EU member-states have witnessed waves of protests and demonstrations against the adoption of austerity measures and alignment of domestic economies with the prevailing global neoliberal order. Understanding how the media represents dissent and how it influences public deliberation is of critical importance. It is accordingly necessary to explore the strategies deployed and role played by news and social media in representing and perhaps acting upon anti-austerity protests in the Eurozone crisis. This volume undertakes such a critical exploration.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|24 pages
Introduction
part I|67 pages
Constructing Grievances
chapter 4|22 pages
‘It is Not the Time for Intifada’
part II|69 pages
Group Identification
chapter 5|24 pages
Solidarity or Antagonism?
chapter 6|26 pages
The 2015 Greek Bailout Referendum as a Protest Action
part III|76 pages
Articulating Agency