Introduction: Interpreting the Global Economy through Local Anger

Abstract During the 1980s and 1990s, violent events occurred in streets of many African Middle Eastern countries. Each event had its own logic saw intervention actors with differing profiles. What they common was that all took place context implementation a neoliberal political economy. The anger these policies aroused first expressed by people who were not necessarily rebelling against adjustments themselves, or underlying ideologies institutions imposed them, but rather their practical manifestations everyday life. This special issue invites reflections on revolts what teach us about turn Africa East. echoes between present recent past are as important for genesis this work those read it. They must prevent from investigating specifics uprisings, particular emphasis intersection global economy local challenges, while understanding them through circumstances. aims to stimulate more general reflection popular feelings social responses face neoliberalism.