Global Factors of Protest Behavior of People from Immigrant’s Area in the States of Western Europe
The article is devoted to the peculiarities of protest behavior of people from immigrant backgrounds in Western countries at the present stage. There are examined the leading countries, as well as the characteristic of the situation across the region in general. The main global factor in forming protests in the article is the policy of multiculturalism and its crisis. Key attention paid to the fact that in Western Europe, at the beginning of XXI century, the descendants of former migrant workers have become permanent residents. Their needs, requirements and social impact as a group has increased substantially, thus they have become active participants of the political process. Nevertheless, the full integration of the descendants of migrants in the countries studied has not happened. The consequence of this is the formation of protest movements of people from immigrant’s area; what is more, nowadays they are among the most dynamic protest social- demographic groups in this country.The results of the investigation can be applied in further analysis of theoretical problems of political protest and protest movements both in Western Europe and in other regions of the world. Leaders of political parties, trade unions and political movements can use the conclusions in practice.