ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the analytical framework deployed in the empirical chapters. It combines the structural focus of McAdam, Tilly and Tarrow’s “contentious politics” approach (2001, 2015) with Jasper and Duyvendak’s (2015a, b) interactionist perspective on “players” and “arenas,” allowing us to explore the plurality of claims and players that developed throughout the cycle of protest and re-shaped the political landscape in the two countries. As such, it proposes a cycle-based approach that engages with the strategic interactions between institutional and non-institutional players. The final section of the chapter discusses the research design and methodology employed in this book.
