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Why do some communities rise up in protest while others stay silent? In Making Protest Sarah J. Lockwood takes readers into the heart of urban South Africa - the world's so-called protest capital - to uncover the hidden figures behind modern mobilization: protest brokers. These intermediaries link political elites with ordinary citizens, enabling movements that might otherwise never ignite. Drawing on over two years of immersive fieldwork, unique life histories, surveys, and original datasets, Lockwood reveals how brokers shape where, how, and why protests happen - and why some efforts succeed while others fizzle. As a result, this study challenges how we think about activism, power, and the machinery behind social change. With important insights on democracy, protest, and the politics of everyday life, this book exposes the unseen networks driving collective actions - and why understanding them is vital in our era of rising global dissent.
Contents
Part I. Towards a New Theory of Protest: 1. The puzzle of subnational patterns of protest; 2. The role of protest brokers; 3. Variation at the broker level; Part II. Protest Brokers in South Africa: 4. Protest in South Africa; 5. Protest brokers in practice; 6. Protest brokers and the likelihood of protest; 7. Protest brokers and patterns of protest; Part III. Protest Brokers in Africa and Beyond: 8. Protest brokers beyond South Africa; 9. Protest brokers revisited; References; Appendices; Index.
