Lethal Repression and Transnational Solidarity

• In Event: 4246 - Violence

Abstract

This contribution examines how interactions between rule and resistance shape the transnational diffusion of solidarity. Examining the lethal repression of protesters and the resulting patterns of solidarity protest in 2017, it shows how activist brokers facilitate solidarity between the victims of state repression, and others in their networks using human rights and anti-imperialist language, and by activating shared ethnic, political and religious identities. By better understanding how the actions and narratives of these brokers are shaped by and shape transnational histories and dynamics, we will better understand the patterns that link lethal repression to transnational solidarity.

Author

• Lesley J. Wood, York University