I’m planning on doing research not too far off this!
Specifically—researching previous/current social movements (climate, anti-nuclear, civil rights, etc.) and trying to understand how effective mass social movement organisations are or could be. My research will be focused more on the use of protest within movements but I can imagine there will be some overlap. Some things I’m hoping to find are:
Does increasing public attention lead to increased public support?
Does increasing public support lead to positive policy change?
When to be a mass-movement vs when to stay more targeted
The role of different actors (activists, policymakers, NGOs) at different times
What are some internal and external factors that might dictate movement success?
What is the base rate for a successful mass movement?
Going to post some research I’ve been doing on Extinction Rebellion and the climate movement in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!
I’m planning on doing research not too far off this!
Specifically—researching previous/current social movements (climate, anti-nuclear, civil rights, etc.) and trying to understand how effective mass social movement organisations are or could be. My research will be focused more on the use of protest within movements but I can imagine there will be some overlap. Some things I’m hoping to find are:
Does increasing public attention lead to increased public support?
Does increasing public support lead to positive policy change?
When to be a mass-movement vs when to stay more targeted
The role of different actors (activists, policymakers, NGOs) at different times
What are some internal and external factors that might dictate movement success?
What is the base rate for a successful mass movement?
Going to post some research I’ve been doing on Extinction Rebellion and the climate movement in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!