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.
Tag Archives: California
Defectors and dissident elites: rifts in the campaign against gay marriage
When David Blankenhorn changed his mind about same sex marriage, the New York Times was eager to give him space on its op-ed page to explain why. Blankenhorn has been a stalwart in the battle against gay marriage, testifying as … Continue reading
Who’ll Occupy education?
Protests against tuition hikes and program in public education and service cuts have become more frequent and more intense as state budgets have tightened. It’s awful everywhere–and worse in California (e.g. ), where an old tradition of the state supporting … Continue reading
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Tagged California, education, Jerry Brown, Medicaid, Occupy, Sacramento, state legislature, tuition, university
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Occupy education: uniting university student protest
University and college student protest returned yesterday (here and here). Across California, at UC, Cal State, and even some high school campuses, students protested tuition hikes and program cuts, even as schools are raising tuition and cutting programs everywhere. Now, … Continue reading
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Tagged California, education, inequality, Occupy, Rick Santorum, university
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Will parents protest education cutbacks?: The organizational deficit
Sandy Banks, is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the parent of two daughters studying in the California State University system. She’s frustrated that it’s costing her so much more to help her kids out, and angry that … Continue reading
Prisoners protest by fasting
What are we to make of the hunger strikes spreading through California’s prison population? Starting in Pelican Bay, a “supermax” prison for inmates convicted of the worst of crimes, it has reportedly spread to thirteen prisons; at least 6,600 prisoners … Continue reading
University Protests: Learning to Target
University students everywhere are facing the fallout from the global recession. In the United States, where public universities are supported (more and less) by state governments, higher education funding is on the table as states try to address their own … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, California, coalitions, Louisiana, protest, students, universities
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