Year: 2019
Author: Budniok, Jan, Noll, Andrea
Sociologus, Vol. 69 (2019), Iss. 1 : pp. 37–55
Abstract
In 2014, constant power cuts in Ghana triggered the emergence of several new pressure groups, one of them was Occupy Ghana. Occupy Ghana did not denounce a neoliberal economic crisis but a crisis of democracy, a general crisis of public life and of ethics. With their actions, the activists of Occupy Ghana expressed frustration and anger about the government. While the activists of Occupy Ghana claimed to belong to the middle class and to represent legitimate claims of all Ghanaians, members of the ruling party at that time accused them to be part of the political opposition and the elite. This article analyses who the activists of Occupy Ghana are, as well as their forms and practices of protest and resistance. Two different generations work hand in hand: A group of older activists, members of the Ghanaian middle and upper class, who dispose not only of financial resources but also of juridical and economic knowledge as well as of experiences with political protest. And a group of younger activists who know in particular how to use social media to the movement’s advantage.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: Multiple languages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/soc.69.1.37
Sociologus, Vol. 69 (2019), Iss. 1 : pp. 37–55
Published online: 2019-01
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 19
Keywords: Mittelklasse Ghana soziale Bewegung Occupy Protest Middle class social movement
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| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Budniok und Andrea Noll: Occupy Ghana. Widerstand von unten oder ein Sit-in des 1 %? | 37 | ||
| Zusammenfassung | 37 | ||
| Abstract | 37 | ||
| 1. Einleitung | 38 | ||
| 2. Mittelklasse in Ghana und in der sozialen Bewegungsforschung | 40 | ||
| 3. Die Kontinuität von Protestbewegungen in Ghana | 42 | ||
| 4. OccupyFlagstaffHouse:Hintergründe zur Entstehung von Occupy Ghana | 43 | ||
| 5. Die Aktivist*innen von Occupy Ghana | 44 | ||
| 6. Die Aktionen und Ziele von Occupy Ghana | 37 | ||
| 7. Abschließende Bemerkungen | 37 | ||
| Literatur | 37 |