Citizens’ Movement for Democracy and Peace
Mass Mobilisation in Nepal’s People’s Movement II
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11447229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chudamani Basnet (0000-0001-9593-6562, South Asia University, New Delhi, India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-265 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-7280 • E-ISSN: 1741-3141 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02627280221086836 |
| OpenAlex | W4223585394 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
Based on interviews with journalists, political party leaders and civil society activists, this article examines and illustrates the strategic capacities of leadership in Nepalese efforts to bolster the movement for democracy. With the help of Bourdieu’s concepts of social, cultural and symbolic capitals, the article provides insights into the crucial role of key individuals as leaders and examines their skilful use of activist synergies to spearhead significant political change in Nepal. The study demonstrates how a seemingly resource-poor movement can nevertheless mobilise the popular masses against an autocratic ruler
Autocracy · Civil society · Democracy · Movement (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resource mobilization · Ruler · Social movement · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Media and Politics
Himalayan 'People's War'
The Dialogic Imagination
Distinction
Networks, Diffusion, and Cycles of Collective Action
Social Movements and Networks
The Art of Moral Protest
The Sociology of Economic Life
Social Movements, Protest and Mainstream Media
Unveiling Nepal's Civil Society
Antipolitics and Counterpolitics in Nepal’s Civil Society
Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture
Reflections on Social Movement Theory
Movements and Media as Interacting Systems
Bourdieu and Social Movements
Ethnic Conflict and Civil Society
When Do Leaders Matter? Hypotheses on Leadership Dynamics in Social Movements
Social Movements and Social Networks
Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation
On the difficulty of studying 'civil society
Social Space and Symbolic Power
On Key Symbols1
Symbolic Power
From Reproduction to Transformation
Symbolic Studies
The News Media, the Problem Frame, and the Production of Fear
Resource Mobilization and Social Movements
Resources and Resourcefulness
Publics in history
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