ABSTRACT
Does the transnationalizing world provide a particular opportunity structure for social movements? If it does, is transnational collective protest still to be imagined as a social movement? The general hypothesis is that movement politics changes its form and function in the course of transnationalization. The empirical evidence for such a claim is hard to assess. Instead of moving on to the level of global politics and looking into activities of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or antiglobalist demonstrations, this chapter will discuss the case of the European Union. Europe offers an exemplary case of a transnational space of collective action with clear institutional boundaries and clear institutional addressees: the political institutions of Europe.
