Resonance of the Arab Spring: Solidarities and youth opinion in the Global South
| Autor: | Adam K. Webb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
geography
geography.geographical_feature_category Sociology and Political Science business.industry 05 social sciences Global South Technocracy Public opinion 050601 international relations 0506 political science Globalization Political economy Political science Political Science and International Relations Development economics Spring (hydrology) 050602 political science & public administration business Social movement |
| Zdroj: | International Political Science Review. 39:290-305 |
| ISSN: | 1460-373X 0192-5121 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0192512116666391 |
| Popis: | The Arab Spring exemplifies to many a kind of globalisation from below. It cuts across borders and challenges liberal and technocratic élites. But how far does its global resonance really go? Are publics still largely corralled within national political spaces? Are waves of revolt confined by civilisational breakwaters? Or is the cosmopolitan space that many leftists envision taking shape? Based on a three-country survey of university students, this article probes these assumptions. It finds far-reaching solidarity with the aspirations of the Arab Spring, driven by the rise of a cross-border global society. But on probing the bases of such solidarity, it also finds that the cosmopolitan cohort emerging in the Global South does not fit a simple liberal or leftist mould. The Arab Spring resonates on multiple frequencies at the same time. This complex cosmopolitanism has implications for layers of common ground as global political opportunity structures emerge. |
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