Протестните мобилизации в България след Глобалната рецесия: харак- теристики и периодизация (2009-2017)
The Protest Mobilizations in Bulgaria since the Great Recession: Characteristics and Periodization (2009-2017)

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present and examine the results of an original dataset of collective protest actions in Bulgaria from 2009 to 2017. Unlike previous studies that focus on a specific protest movement or protest wave, this dataset consists of all collective protest actions in the form of demonstrations, strikes, blockades, marches, petitions, etc., including information about their demands, repertoires and number of participants. Along with the description of the initial findings of the dataset, the article makes a periodization of the protest cycle in three separate phases: an ascending phase with reactions against austerity measures and the emergence of new protest movements (2009-2012), the mass discontent against the political elite (2013) and demobilization of the mass protest and the rise of contention over cultural issues (from 2014 onwards). The findings offer arguments against the backward hypothesis of the civil society in Bulgaria and describe the most complete picture of the quantitative dynamics of the protest mobilizations.

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