Mapping Mass Mobilization: Understanding Revolutionary Moments in Argentina and Ukraine [Hardcover]

Through a paired comparison of two moments of mass mobilization, in Ukraine and Argentina, focusing on the role of different actors involved, this text maps out a multi-layered sequence of events leading up to mass mobilization.1. Introduction: The Shock and Awe of Moments of Mass Mobilization 2. Theoretical Framework for Comparative Analysis of Mass Mobilization PART II 3. Mapping Moments and Movements in Ukraine and Eastern Europe 1920-2004 4. Mapping Moments and Movements in Argentina and Latin America 1920-2001 PART III 5. Setting Precedents: Medium-term Structural Factors in the Mobilization Process 6. Context is Only Part of the Puzzle: Short-term Structural Factors in the Mass Mobilization Process PART IV 7. The Activist and Elite Interaction and Information Exchange Game 8. The Duty to Protest: Participation of 'Ordinary' People in Mass Mobilization 9. Conclusions: Understanding Revolutionary Moments and Movements Epilogue: It Happened Again: The 2014 EuroMaidan Mass Mobilization in Ukraine

It extends our understanding of revolutionary moments in the two countries of choice through the lenses of socio-political movements and investigates mass social mobilisations and movements that occur in decisive revolutionary moments. & of high interest to those who want to learn more about protesting movements and events of mass mobilisations in different contexts, and equally so to those looking for the tools and guidelines to break the status quo and shift the political balance in their countries & . (Ararat L. Osipian, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (5), July, 2016)

Olga Onuch is a Political Scientist at the University of Manchester, UK,?and an Associate Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK. A timely and creative analysis that sheds light on both the dynamics of mass mobilization and the broader political environment of Ukraine and Argentina. Nancy Bermeo, Professor of Comparative Politics, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK&lc