Social Movements, Trade Unions and Advocacy Networks

Abstract

This chapter looks at the relationship between social movements, cycles of protest, waves of strikes and transnational advocacy networks of resistance to non-democratic regimes in the third wave of democratization. The chapter presents: a) views of social movements within the democratization literature; b) views of democratization within the social movement literature; c) illustrations on the diverse roles played by movements, depending on the type of democratization process, as well as the stage in which mobilizations emerge (resistance, liberalization, transition, consolidation, expansion).