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.
O. Onuch
Comparative analysis participation Protest revolution democracy russian and post-soviet politics
“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)
"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
'Onuch's comparison of revolutionary moments in Argentina in 2001 and Ukraine in 2004 demonstrates that mobilizational upsurges are not one-off exercises, but rather culminate out of a series of inter-related episodes over a protracted period of time. She thus provides us with a deepened, historicized understanding of contemporary revolutionary processes.' Mark R. Beissinger, Professor of Politics, Princeton University, USA