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Social Movements in Elections

UK Anti-Austerity and Environmental Campaigning 2015-19

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Authors:
  1. Abi Rhodes

    1. Department of Cultural, Media and Visual Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

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  • Examines the on and offline tactics of Extinction Rebellion and The People's Assembly Against Austerity
  • Establishes movement-voter interaction as a key dynamic of electoral communication
  • Begins with a history of social movements as electoral actors

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Social Movement–Voter Interaction: An Emerging Field

    • Abi Rhodes
    Pages 1-16

  3. Social Movements as Electoral Actors

    • Abi Rhodes
    Pages 17-42

  4. Movement-Voter Interaction 2015–19 General Elections

    • Abi Rhodes
    Pages 43-70

  5. Movements, Manifestos and the Media

    • Abi Rhodes
    Pages 71-96

  6. Conclusion

    • Abi Rhodes
    Pages 97-108

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 109-110
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About this book

This book focuses on the interrelatedness of social movements and elections and develops the theoretical dimension of movement-voter interaction. It posits that social movements engage in communicative tactics during elections to highlight specific issues and to convey ideas, values and beliefs to the voter. Applying methodological tools from political discourse analysis, the book considers the breadth of on- and offline tactics employed by the UK movement groups The People's Assembly Against Austerity and Extinction Rebellion in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections. The book argues the case for social movement-voter interaction as a key aspect of social movement and political communication research. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Cultural, Media and Visual Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    Abi Rhodes

About the author

Abi Rhodes is an early career researcher and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK, in the Department of Cultural, Media and Visual Studies. Her academic research and publications examine the interrelationship of social movement communicative tactics, the mainstream media, and the political landscape in general election campaigns. 

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Movements in Elections

  • Book Subtitle: UK Anti-Austerity and Environmental Campaigning 2015-19

  • Authors: Abi Rhodes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76205-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76204-9Published: 24 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76205-6Published: 23 August 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 110

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Political Communication

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