Barricades and ballots: exploring the trajectory of the Slovenian left
2022; Routledge; Volume: 39; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/21599165.2022.2152799
ISSN2159-9165
Autores Tópico(s)Balkans: History, Politics, Society
ResumoThis 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.
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