Modern Civic Protest Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Context of Global Political Destabilization

Lubow Sadovskaya (), Naila Fakhrutdinova () and Tatiana Kochanova ()
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Lubow Sadovskaya: Institute for African Studies RAS
Naila Fakhrutdinova: Institute for African Studies RAS
Tatiana Kochanova: Institute for African Studies RAS

A chapter in Handbook of Revolutions in the 21st Century, 2022, pp 923-939 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyzes the civic protest movements (CPMs) in Sub-Saharan Africa that gained momentum in 2011, immediately after the Arab Spring, and fitted into the context of global political destabilization. It is noted that CPMs are mainly fueled by the young generation, led by representatives of the educated middle class and social network users. Sadovskaya et al. point out that these movements are characterized by extensive street mobilization that intensifies during the pre-election period in the countries lacking public consensus and has a real prospect of turning into popular riots or even revolutions. The authors explore the reasons for civilian protesters’ self-organization and the development dynamics of antisystem movements that tend to be political in nature. These movements are capable of influencing the stability of political systems in those countries where they are particularly active.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86468-2_36

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