'Room for protest' examines on a decentralised level how democracy and public order have clashed in practices of and discussions about protest since 1919. What does this clash teach us about the space for protest in the Netherlands in the 20th century, about the changes that have taken place there, and the forms and options that have been excluded or increased?
'Room for protest' tests the hypothesis that the balancing of interests between democracy and public order is not primarily and certainly not only determined by formal legal frameworks, but also by political-historical factors.
The central aim of the project is to use these factors to explain the patterns that emerge in the interaction between protesting citizens and the government.