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Social Movement Studies Volume 19, 2020 - Issue 5-6: Time for Change? Understanding Social Movements through TemporalityEditors: Gemma Edwards, Kevin Gillan, Anastasia Kavada, John Krinsky, Thomas Poell & Lesley Wood
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Protests as critical junctures: some reflections towards a momentous approach to social movements

Donatella della PortaDepartment of Political and Social Sciences, Scuola Normale Superiore, Firenze, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 556-575 | Received 08 Feb 2018, Accepted 19 Oct 2018, Published online: 24 Dec 2018

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