From Protest to Party: Horizontality and Verticality on the Slovenian Left

Main author: Toplisek, Alen
Other authors: Thomassen, Lasse
Format: Journal Article           
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id eprints-31139
recordtype eprints
institution SOAS, University of London
collection SOAS Research Online
language English
language_search English
topic JC Political theory
J Political Science
description This essay analyses the politics of horizontality—a key characteristic of recent forms of protest and activist citizenship—through the case of the 2012–2013 protests in Slovenia. The Slovenian case is illustrative because we can trace the emergence of the Initiative for Democratic Socialism and, subsequently, the United Left from protest through movement to party. Since we believe that horizontality and verticality are present in both movements and parties, we argue against a simple opposition between movements and parties. In particular, we focus on the reasons for the move from horizontalist ways of political organising to vertical structures.
format Journal Article
author Toplisek, Alen
author_facet Toplisek, Alen
Thomassen, Lasse
authorStr Toplisek, Alen
author_letter Toplisek, Alen
author2 Thomassen, Lasse
author2Str Thomassen, Lasse
title From Protest to Party: Horizontality and Verticality on the Slovenian Left
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2017
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/31139/