Mass mobilisation, ‘democratic transition’ and ‘transitional violence’ in Africa http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/72163

The North African protests have renewed enthusiasm for ‘a popularly driven process mass mobilisation’, not only as a means for people to force changes in leadership, but also to ‘demand a greater say in the running of their own lives’. But can the masses sustain their status as 'full-blown political subjects', rather than 'victims' in need of ‘empowerment’, asks Michael Necosmos.