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Barricades and ballots: exploring the trajectory of the Slovenian left
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Abstract This article traces the transformation of the new left in Slovenia from a protest movement into the political force United Left/The Left during the anti-establishment protest wave against the conservative government of Janez Janša (2012-2013). Through a triangulation of the protest event dataset and... view more
This article traces the transformation of the new left in Slovenia from a protest movement into the political force United Left/The Left during the anti-establishment protest wave against the conservative government of Janez Janša (2012-2013). Through a triangulation of the protest event dataset and qualitative analysis, this piece shows that the new left combined anti-austerity and pro-democratic messages with growing economic and political grievances early on in the cycle of protest and seised the political opportunities that emerged after the collapse of the traditional left-wing forces, thus paving the way for the successful electoral turn.... view less
Keywords
Slovenia; political left; protest; protest movement; political participation; ecosocialism; social change; party; Eurobarometer
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
new left; cycle of protest; Slovenia; Eurobarometer 2008-2017
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 609-626
Journal
East European Politics, 39 (2022) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2022.2152799
ISSN
2159-9165
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0