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.
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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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