par Pilati, Katia 
Référence ASA American Sociological Association Meeting, Section ‘Contentious politics in repressive settings’ (104: 8-11 agosto 2009: San Francisco)
Publication Non publié, s.d.
Référence ASA American Sociological Association Meeting, Section ‘Contentious politics in repressive settings’ (104: 8-11 agosto 2009: San Francisco)
Publication Non publié, s.d.
Communication à un colloque
| Résumé : | The paper aims to analyze levels of mobilization in protest activities across 18 African countries, by far the least studied regions by scholars examining dynamics of protest activities. Drawing on the social movement literature, it attempts to reintegrate the role of organizations in studies focusing on political opportunity structures. Empirically, the paper aims to test if Western driven theories focusing at the macro and meso structural levels, provide useful insights for dynamics of protest activities in developing countries. We use data collected at the individual level on 18 African countries with different political regimes and analyze the probability of individuals to have participated in at least one protest or demonstration in the year preceding the interview. Findings emphasize that the more open and democratic the political context is the more individuals mobilize. At the same time, the more individuals are affiliated with organizations the more they mobilize. Finally, the paper suggests that the political context does not seem to affect the levels nor the effect of organizational engagement on protest activities and further investigations need to advance on the conditions favoring the spread of organizations in repressive contexts. |
