Introduction: Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy in the Age of Transnationalism

Ekim Arbatli ()
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Ekim Arbatli: National Research University Higher School of Economics

A chapter in Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy, 2017, pp 1-9 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explains the aims and scope of the volume and provides the theoretical background. It outlines the emergence of participatory democracy as a cross-cutting theme across non-Western social movements, framed around three concepts that appear ubiquitous across different settings: real participation, social justice, and dignity. This chapter argues that outcome-based approaches to social movements fail to adequately explain the non-Western context. Instead, the focus should be on the transformative potential of social movements and their gains in promoting broad-based political participation as a viable alternative. Finally, it gives a brief summary of the volume’s organization.

Keywords: Social Justice; Social Movement; Political Participation; Liberal Democracy; Participatory Democracy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51454-3_1

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