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5. Legal Mobilization as an Oppositional Strategy: From Individual Activation to Collective Action

verfasst von : Stefan Thierse, Sanja Badanjak

Erschienen in: Opposition in the EU Multi-Level Polity

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter reflects on legal mobilization as an oppositional strategy. Analytically, legal mobilization connects seamlessly to the POS framework in linking structure and agency. In order to understand how and why constitutional complaints are transformed into a vehicle for mobilization, we first devote attention to the relevance of law as a master frame that does not only impinge on individuals’ motivation to participate in collective action, but is also crucial for gaining access to (constitutional) courts and facilitating the receptivity of judges to claims. We then address individual and collective dimensions of legal mobilization, highlighting the dual process of individual activation and collective organization. In particular, we consider mass constitutional complaints as a phenomenon of collective legal mobilization and strategic litigation. We conclude by establishing a common ground between legal mobilization and our concept of opposition.

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Titel: Legal Mobilization as an Oppositional Strategy: From Individual Activation to Collective Action
verfasst von: Stefan Thierse
Sanja Badanjak
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Opposition in the EU Multi-Level Polity
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-47161-3

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-47162-0

Copyright-Jahr: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47162-0_5