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 (327)
- Essay Dialogues (564)
- 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 (14)
- 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 (15)
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- Millennials and Activism (12)
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Recent Dialogue and DD Posts
- Global Efforts to Combat Climate Change
- Do Extreme Weather Events Spur Action on Climate Change? Evidence of Muted Mobilization in 15 U.S. Communities
- New Hope for Climate Activism
- Climate Change and Mining Industry: What Can We Learn from Latin American Resistance to Mining?
- Agriculture and Climate Change: Via Campesina and the Challenge to the Corporate Food System
- New Book Release–Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Mobilization
- New Book Release: A Trump Book not about Trump
- “Google Scholar for Data”: A New Tool For Uncovering Social Movement Data
- Global Efforts to Combat Climate Change
- Sunrise Movement and the road to the Green New Deal
- Three Trends to Watch in Global Climate Change Activism (Video)
- Immigrant Organizing in the Face of Threat
Top Posts & Pages
- The Role of the Arts in Political Protest
- The Practice of Social Movement Leadership
- November Dialogue: Religion and Contemporary Activism
- Social Movements: How People Make History
- The Immigrant Rights Movement: Then and Now
- Failed Movements and Movement Failures
- "Two Logics of Collective Action: Theoretical Notes on Social Class and Organizational Form": A Review
- Finding Religion in Movement Activism
- Profane Protest on Sacred Domain: Encountering the Contradictions in Religion and Activism
- Teaching Youth & Activism- Focus Questions & Annotated Readings
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