Crises and the Outcomes of Contentious Politics

Abstract

This panel takes as a starting point the question of whether and how would crises affect the outcomes of contentious politics. Political and economic crises as well as natural disasters affect the environment for contentious politics, but they also affect its outcomes. For example, social movements might become more influential in the policy process in times of electoral instability, but this effect might occur across different levels of policy-making (local, national, transnational). Economic crises, one the other hand, might have significant effects on the outcomes of consumerism. Finally, changing external conditions due to social instability could also affect the biographical consequences of contentious politics. This panel welcomes papers that examine the political, cultural or biographical outcomes of contentious politics in times of political or economic instability. We welcome theoretical as well as methodological papers, but also empirical studies across different countries or levels of government (local, national, transnational).

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