Abstract
Mobilization is essential for social movements because it enables the expression of socio-political concerns, but more importantly, because it stimulates the movement and allows for its renewal. However, due to factors external and internal to the movement, mobilization often dissolves without a satisfactory resolution for the activists. We set out to clarify the micro mechanism of demobilization; specifically, we argue that mobilization fatigue is a cumulative effect of a lengthy strong resistance and repression, a shaken legitimacy regarding the fight, and general pessimism regarding the future. The context of the study is a 10-year longitudinal case study of the formalization of street vending activities in Yaounde, Cameroon. The concept of mobilization fatigue enriches our understanding of the path to demobilization by showing the exhaustion of the repertoire of contention and repression, as well as, the dissolution of cognitive liberation. Finally, we show that abeyance structures are inhabited with ...
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