Economic grievance alone could not sustain sustained protest movements past their first burst.

Evidence

By 2012, it was clear that the Indignados could not sustain another march and that energy on the ground was fading. “The crisis is not enough,” said one activist in 2012, disappointed by the antipolitical bent the protests had taken. — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 26

Categorization

• SEED: Possible essay angle: what conditions convert crisis-driven protest into durable institutions — comparing 2011 square occupations that faded with movements that consolidated.
• XREF: connects to: Hyperpolitical-era protest movements have produced almost no durable policy wins — Anton Jäger, Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization…, 231

Broader Connections

• Hyperpolitical-era protest movements have produced almost no durable policy wins #corroborates (0.80) — Anton Jäger, Hyperpolitics, 231