"Through a paired comparison of two moments of mass mobilization, in Ukraine and Argentina, focusing on the role of different actors involved, this text maps out a multi-layered sequence of events leading up to mass mobilization." (Publisher description)
PART I
1 Introduction: The Shock and Awe of Moments of Mass Mobilization, 3
2 Theoretical Framework for Comparative Analysis of Mass Mobilization, 27
PART II
3 Mapping Moments and Movements in Ukraine and Eastern Europe 1920-2004, 55
4 Mapping Moments and Movements in Argentina and Latin America 1920-2001, 82
PART III
5 Setting Precedents: Medium-term Structural Factors in the Mobilization Process, 109
6 Context Is Only Part of the Puzzle: Short-term Structural Factors in the Mass Mobilization Process, 129
PART IV
7 The Activist and Elite Interaction and Information Exchange Game, 157
8 The Duty to Protest: Participation of 'Ordinary' People in Mass Mobilization, 183
9 Conclusions: Understanding Revolutionary Moments and Movements, 212
Epilogue: It Happened Again - The 2014 EuroMaidan Mass Mobilization in Ukraine, 237