David is professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of numerous articles and The Politics of Protest: Social movements in America, as well as several other books. He blogs at Politicsoutdoors.com.
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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)
- Announcements (2)
- Daily Disruption (325)
- Essay Dialogues (556)
- Alt-Right (11)
- Anti-Trump Resistance (8)
- Art, Music, and Movements (12)
- Civil Wars and Contentious Politics (10)
- Class and Movement Building (9)
- 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 (41)
- 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)
- New Women's Movement (9)
- Organizational Theory and Social Movements (8)
- Origins of Social Movements (14)
- Outcomes of OWS (13)
- Pedagogy of Social Movements (11)
- Politics of Science (9)
- Populist Mobilization and the Election (4)
- Press Under Attack (6)
- Protestors and their Targets (11)
- Racist and Racial Justice Movements (18)
- Religion and Activism (10)
- Roe at 40 (15)
- Social Movement Data (12)
- Social Movement Failure (11)
- Social Movement Leadership (9)
- 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 (10)
- The Iraq War Protests: 10 Years Later (10)
- Threat and Mobilization (11)
- Violent State Repression (9)
- Great Books (14)
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- Millennials and Activism (12)
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Recent Dialogue and DD Posts
- Immigrant Organizing in the Face of Threat
- Immigrants Rights Activism
- The Evolution of Undocustudent Resistance, Activism, & Empowerment
- Still Undocumented, and Still Unafraid: Undocumented Immigrant Activism in Hostile Times
- A TRUTH Forum in Merced County, California
- Becoming the Body of Christ: The Unique Contribution of the Church To the Immigration Crisis
- 2019 McCarthy Award Winner!
- Application Deadline for Young Scholars Conference, January 31!
- Informing Activists: “Applying social movement concepts to immigration activism”
- Immigrants Rights Activism in Increasingly Hostile Times
- The Central American “Caravan” as a Political Act
- The (Re)emergence of Nativist Mobilization along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Top Posts & Pages
- Social Movements: How People Make History
- The Role of the Arts in Political Protest
- “The Game’s Afoot”: Protest in Repressive States and Its Field of Play
- The Practice of Social Movement Leadership
- A great social movement assignment - I promise!
- Failed Movements and Movement Failures
- Music matters to social movements and in a number of ways, but can we use it to advance our understanding of emotions and the body?
- Teaching Youth & Activism- Focus Questions & Annotated Readings
- Klan Activism, Political Polarization, and Party Alignment in Southern Counties
- Reflections One Year Later on How Organizations Develop Activists
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