What explains far-right mobilisation in the protest arena? After decades of growing electoral support and policy influence, far right is experiencing an increase grassroots mobilisation. Scholars social movements political parties have devoted little attention to determinants Europe. In this article, we bridge previous research on advance hypotheses drivers based grievances, opportunities resou...

The left-wing insurgency in Peru waged by the Shining Path, or Sendero Luminoso (SL), and the Maoist insurgency in Nepal launched by the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN(M)) have impacted their respective states and societies. Despite similarities in the social, economic, and political grievances in the two states, the insurgencies had dramatically different trajectories and outcomes. The SL leade...

Abstract Most research on protests has been conducted in peaceful societies, whereas we know far less about contentious collective action postwar contexts. To fill this gap, offer a theory that perceived ethnic grievances related to group security and status are particularly likely generate protest mobilization societies. test alternative hypotheses, investigate trends behavior Kosovo using an ...

This article advances understandings of secessionist strategies by examining how and why movements make the case for creating a new sovereign state. It draws on empirical data to examine ways in which pro-independence parties Catalonia have justified their calls creation an independent Catalan Republic between 2008 2018. The findings challenge widespread scholarly assumption that mobilisation i...

Despite expanding policy commitments in many poor countries, health care is often a failure at the point of delivery. Lack of information, poor enforcement, and power dynamics prevent those whose rights have been violated from pursuing redress. In Mozambique, grassroots health advocates work to address this gap between policy and reality by blending approaches known as legal empowerment and soc...