global-democratization-movement
A worldwide wave of demands for political democracy and economic reforms inspired by interconnected social movements during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
1 chapter across 1 book
Social Movements and World-System Transformation (2013)Jackie Smith, Michael Goodhart, Patrick Manning, John Markoff
This chapter examines the global dynamics of social movements from 1989 to 1992, focusing on how localized movements in regions such as Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America linked together to form broader, aggregated social movements with worldwide impact. It explores the processes of linkage and delinking among these movements, the underlying causes of popular contestation centered on demands for democracy and economic freedom, and the responses of elites and institutions. The chapter also contextualizes these developments within key historical events from 1979 to early 1990, including the Tiananmen Square protests, Eastern European transitions, and shifts in South American and African political landscapes.