A European Youth Revolt

During the early 1980s, large parts of Europe were swept with riots and youth revolts. Radicalised young people occupied buildings and clashed with the police in cities such as Zurich, Berlin and Amsterdam, while in Great Britain and France, 'migrant' youths protested fiercely against their underprivileged position and police brutality. Was there a link between the youth revolts in different European cities, and if so, how were they connected and how did they influence each other? These questions are central in this volume. This book covers case studies from countries in both Eastern and Western Europe and focuses not only on political movements such as squatting, but also on political subcultures such as punk, as well as the interaction between them. In doing so, it is the first historical collection with a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective on youth, youth revolts and social movements in the 1980s.

Auteur

Knud Andresen is Research Associate at the Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte in Hamburg, Germany. His research focuses on the history of work and the workers movement in Germany, youth and the New Left. His most recent publications include: Triumpherzählungen. Wie Gewerkschafterinnen und Gewerkschafter über ihre Erinnerungen sprechen (2015); ed. with Linde Apel and Kirsten Heinsohn: Es gilt das gesprochene Wort. Oral History und Zeitgeschichte heute (2015); and ed. with Ursula Bitzegeio and Jürgen Mittag: Nach dem Strukturbruch? Kontinuität und Wandel von Arbeitsbeziehungen und Arbeits(welten) seit den 1970er Jahren (2011). Bart van der Steen is Lecturer at Leiden University's Institute of History, Netherlands. His research focuses on interwar labor movements and New Social Movements from 1968 to the present. His most recent publications include: ed. with L. van Hoogenhuijze and A. Katzeff; The City is Ours: Squatting and Autonomous Movements in Europe from the 1970s to thePresent (2014) and with R. Blom; Een banier waar geen smet op rust: Geschiedenis van de trotskistische beweging in Nederland (2015).

Résumé

This is the first historical collection with a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective on youth, youth revolts and social movements in the 1980s, focusing on both Eastern and Western Europe, and on both political and subcultural movements.

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Contents
Introduction: The Last Insurrection? Youth, Revolts And Social Movements In The 1980s; Knud Andresen, Bart Van Der Steen
Concepts And Debates: Unrest Or Social Movement? Some Conceptual Clarifications; Sebastian Haunss

1. Squatters And Autonomist Movements
   Vienna In March 1981: A 'Puzzling Demonstration' And Its Consequences; Robert Foltin
   Amsterdam Squatters On The Road: A Case Study In Territorial And Relational Urban Politics; Linus Owens
   Beyond The Metropolises: Youth Centre Initiatives In The 'Youth Revolt' Of 1980-81 In West Germany; David Templin
   Revolt Or Transgression? Squatted Houses And Meeting Places Of The Heroin Scene As Spaces Of Transgressive Youth In The Early 1980s'; Jan-Henrik Friedrichs
   2.Transforming Radical Movements
   Why Didn't It Happen Here? The Gradual Radicalization Of The Anarchist Movement In Sweden, 1980-1990'; Jan Jämte, Adrienne Sörbom
   Not Only Riflusso: The Repression And Transformation Of Radical Movements In ItalyBetween 1978 And 1985; Pierpaolo Mudu, Gianni Piazza
   The Arrival Of Desencanto: Explaining The Weakness Of The Spanish Youth Movement In 1980-1981; Enrique Tudela, Claudio Cattaneo
2. New Social Movements And Youth Protest
   The Nuclear Freeze Generation: The Early 1980s Anti-Nuclear Movement Between 'Carter's Vietnam' And 'Euroshima'; Dario Fazzi
   The European 'Disability Revolts' Of 1981: How Were They Related To The Youth Movement?; Monika Baàr
   Between Political Failure And Cultural Identity: The Emergence Of The 'Beur Movement' In France In The 1980s'; Didier Chabanet
3. Punk And Protest
   A Place Called Johnny Rotten Square: The Ljubljana Punk Scene And The Subversion Of Socialist Yugoslavia; Oskar Mulej
   Punk Against Communism: The Jarocin Rock Festival And Revolting Youth In 1980s Poland; Grzegorz Pietrowski
   Riotous Assembly: British Punk's Cultural Diaspora In The Summer Of '81; Mathew Worley
4. Expert Debates
   Apathy, Subversion, And The Network Sublime: Envisioning Youth Unrest In West Germany, 1980-87; Jake Smith
   Defining Political Dissidence: The Swiss Debate On The Riots Of 1980-81; Jan Hansen
   From 'Bloody Brixton' To 'Burning Britain': Placing The Riots Of 1981 In British Post-Imperial History; Almuth Ebke

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