CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Mangold, Janina Alexandra Barbara Maria |
|---|---|
| Title | The Transnational Diffusion of the Occupy Movement to Germany |
| Summary | The given thesis sets out to examine the reasons for the emergence of the Occupy movement and its diffusion. It rejects the hypotheses that the movement stems from the 1968 movement and also the suggestion that it formed itself as a Polanyian countermovement to the Tea Party. Carrying out interviews with both American and German activists and scholars provides evidence that the long believed “American” Occupy Wall Street movement found its source of inspiration actually in the Middle East and later in Southern Europe. The employment of three theoretical approaches, the political opportunity structure, mobilizing structure, and framing, reveals the reasons for the diffusion and yields two key findings. First, that Occupy’s transnational diffusion to Germany was feasible because of a strong pre-existing network consisting of individual supporters, other movements, trade and students’ unions, prominent supporters, and legal advisors. Secondly, Occupy’s successful establishment in the German political landscape is due to its characteristic of being a competence protest, notably knowing how to use societal and medial amplifiers. The thesis concludes by stating that Occupy as an identifiably movement may cease to exist, but the ideas it represents will not. |
| Supervisor | Greskovits Bela |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/mangold_janina.pdf |
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