The Transnationalization of Political Contention in Europe and Its Wider Neighbourhood During the Political Backlash : An Introduction

This volume presents the findings of research conducted within the framework of the Transnational Political Contention in Europe project, a network that brought together a wide range of academic institutions and think tanks to investigate the attempts that have been made to transnationalize contention in the European space. Looking specifically at the period from the mid-2010s onwards, we conceive of transnational mobilization as a form of political mobilization that takes place across international borders. In this case, we refer to the European space and its neighbourhood, meaning countries involved in the European integration process. For this reason, the research focuses on the European space as an arena where civil society actors (CSOs) mobilize resorting to diverse repertoires and discursive strategies, and on the European Union (EU) as the direct or indirect target of their claims.