Protest Resonances across the Global South

Democratic Deficit, Inequality and Indignity

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22240512
AutoresHarvey Brooks (0000-0003-4995-5310, University of the Witwatersrand, autor de correspondencia), Heidi Brooks (University of the Witwatersrand)
Año2023
Volumen3
Número2
Páginas177-199
Fecha de publicación2023-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaProtest (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2667-3711 • E-ISSN: 2667-372X
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/2667372x-bja10046
OpenAlexW4388459971
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas22

During the first two decades of the 21st century, protest has emerged as part of a normalised repertoire of political participation employed by citizens world-over. In the Global South, protests have seen both scale and impact, centring on a range of short- and long-term grievances, and making calls for political and economic change. This article conducts a cross-regional comparative analysis of contentious action in the Global South, drawing out some of the thematic and substantive parallels that might help us better understand the drivers of protest since the 2000s. Drawing on a range of protest data, media sources and secondary analysis, it focuses in particular on protest in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Making use of the wealth of existing protest literature, the article moves beyond a national or regional analysis to highlight the ways in which protest drivers and underpinnings in various locations of the South may resonate with the region’s broader wave of post-2000 protest. The article posits that the drivers of protest can be linked to three overarching themes: democratic deficit and (ine)quality of representation ; neoliberalism and expanding inequality ; and concerns of citizenship, dignity and inclusion . Underpinning these identifiable themes is the prevalence of experiences of popular exclusion. The article also foregrounds calls for ‘dignity’ as central to understanding the demands and drivers of protest. It is hoped that this initial survey will contribute to further attempts to understand contentious action through an increasingly global lens

Democracy · democratic deficit · Development economics · Inequality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Underpinning · Gender Studies · International Development and Aid · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies