Frente a la evidente necesidad de una transformación radical y compleja del sistema, los movimientos sociales en tiempos de crisis actúan de manera distinta a las protestas a que están acostumbrados. Português
Diante da óbvia necessidade de uma transformação radical e complexa do sistema, os movimentos sociais em tempos de crise agem de maneira diferente dos protestos que estamos acostumados. Español
¿Cómo y dónde es la criminalización de la protesta una tendencia creciente? ¿Quiénes son los actores en juego? ¿Y cuáles son las señales que deberíamos estar buscando? English
Although some still conceive of the referendum as launched by a pro-independence vanguard, the elite story falls short of explaining the resilient participation of a large part of Catalan civil society.
Los movimientos sociales se enfrentan a 3 retos: el reto simbólico de construir algo nuevo; el reto material de movilizar recursos limitados; y el reto estratégico de influenciar un sistema político muy cerrado. English.
Social movements face 3 challenges: the symbolic challenge of constructing a new subject; the material challenge of mobilizing limited resources; and the strategic challenge of influencing a very closed political system. Español.
On the output side of Europe’s political system, we have an abdication of responsibility by representative institutions in the face of citizens’ demands. But the Greek elections mark a turning point.
The demand for politics over markets, a key message in the Occupy and Indignados movements, is also key here. A considerable drop in trust is clear: trust in all national institutions and political actors (parliament, parties, and trade unions).
Europe’s crisis is a crisis of democracy. The ‘democracy of the experts’ cannot deliver: representative democracy is incapable of channelling demands in the political system. More participatory and deliberative democracy is needed, as argued in Europe’s public spaces by the movements of ‘ indignad
