David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Markets, movements, and municipalities: Who’s chicken? Whose chicken?
There are all kinds of good reasons for restricting the expansion of fast food restaurants, but are the political views of a chain’s founder enough? Boston’s Mayor Tom Menino, appalled by the “traditional marriage” stance of Dan Cathy,* founder and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, boycott, Chicago, Chick-Fil-A, chicken, kiss-in, local government, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Palin, Tom Menino
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Boycott politics
Chick Fil A is the most recent company to fall within the sites of a boycott campaign. Dan Cathay, president of the fast food chicken restaurant chain founded by his father, reaffirmed his commitment to an evangelical approach to his … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights, Bible, boycott, celebrities, chicken, countermovements, fast food, gay, lesbian, Mike Huckabee, Muppets, same sex marriage
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Republicans wrestle with race and Tea Party
The headline of Jake Sherman’s story at Politico is “Republicans line up to rip Michele Bachmann.“ Rep. Bachmann (Minnesota) and four other Tea Party conservatives ( Reps. Trent Franks [Arizona], Louie Gohmert [Texas], Thomas Rooney [Florida] and Lynn Westmoreland [Georgia]) … Continue reading
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Tagged elections, libertarian, michele bachmann, racism, tea party, xenophobia
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