Amanda is a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University. She is a political sociologist interested in how mobilization shapes the policy process. Currently, she is completing a dissertation on the the politics of unconventional natural gas extraction that examines the anti-fracking movement’s and the gas industry’s access and influence on state environmental policy.
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Dialogues and Disruptions
The content of Mobilizing Ideas occurs in two threads. The Essay Dialogue is an exchange on a salient topic, featuring insights from scholars and activists, occurring over the course of two months. The Daily Disruption is a blog covering social movements news, from current events to new research by emerging movements scholars. Use the menu at the top or the links below to access either of these full threads.Links to Dialogue Topics and the Daily Disruption
- 5 Year Anniversary (4)
- Activism in Latin America (8)
- Daily Disruption (312)
- Essay Dialogues (479)
- Art, Music, and Movements (12)
- Civil Wars and Contentious Politics (10)
- Coalition Building (13)
- Digital Media in Activism (9)
- Emerging Stars in Social Movement Research (25)
- Emotion in Motion (10)
- Global Climate Movement (6)
- Great Books for Summer Reading (12)
- Great Books for Summer Reading 2013 (8)
- Great Books for Summer Reading 2014 (10)
- Great Books for Summer Reading 2015 (2)
- Great Books for Summer Reading 2016 (14)
- Ground Wars and the 2012 Elections (10)
- Hackers: Freedom Fighters or Danger to Society (8)
- How Organizations Develop Activists (13)
- Immigrants and Refugees (14)
- Informing Activists (25)
- Is Terrorism a Form of Activism? (12)
- Latin American Movements (12)
- LGBT Activism: Has the Tide Turned? (7)
- Movements and the Courts (12)
- Movements in East and Southeast Asia (12)
- New Ways to Define Activism (14)
- Organizational Theory and Social Movements (8)
- Origins of Social Movements (14)
- Outcomes of OWS (13)
- Pedagogy of Social Movements (11)
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- Populist Mobilization and the Election (4)
- Protestors and their Targets (11)
- Racist and Racial Justice Movements (18)
- Religion and Activism (10)
- Roe at 40 (15)
- Social Movement Data (12)
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- Social Movement Leadership (8)
- Social Movements and Elections (10)
- Social Trauma and Activism (9)
- Student Activism in Social Movements (11)
- Tea Party and the Primaries (8)
- The Arab Spring Six Years Later (9)
- The Iraq War Protests: 10 Years Later (10)
- Violent State Repression (9)
- Uncategorized (70)
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Recent Dialogue and DD Posts
- Social Movement Leadership: Part 2
- Leading Movements, Being Signposts
- Blinded by Gender: The Study of Leadership Dilemmas and U.S. Feminism
- Leadership and Conflict in Online Forums
- “Leader” Should Be Plural
- Informing Activists: What are the different types of leadership I can choose from?
- Social Movement Leadership
- Coalition-Building through “Everyday” Social Movement Leadership
- Just What Do We Mean by Leadership Anyway?
- Race, Gender, and the Study of Far Right Social Movements: An Interview with Kathleen Blee
- New Documentary Film – The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets
- The Arab Spring Sixth Years On: Part 2
Top Posts & Pages
- The Role of the Arts in Political Protest
- Social Movements: How People Make History
- A Theory of Fields: A Review
- What is Political Reconciliation?
- Law and Social Movements: It’s More than Just Litigation and Courts
- Failed Movements and Movement Failures
- "Two Logics of Collective Action: Theoretical Notes on Social Class and Organizational Form": A Review
- Informing Activists: What can be done about activist burnout?
- A Multi-Stage Approach to Social Movements
- What Have We Learned from the Civil Rights Movement?
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