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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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God and democracy
The Occupation at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge continues at this writing, and whatever local authorities and the FBI are doing to end the moment isn’t obvious or clear to those of us watching from afar. If there’s a plan, I … Continue reading
Martin Luther King Day, 2016 (repost)
(This is a repost of the MLKing Day holiday note.) Martin Luther King died young enough and dramatically enough to be turned into an American hero, but it was neither his youth nor his death that made him heroic. In … Continue reading
Another kind of Occupation: What do you mean “we”?
Occupation of public spaces to advance a political agenda is nothing new to us, nor to anyone who watched Occupy flash across American politics in 2011. The ongoing Occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon is a little … Continue reading
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Tagged Ammon Bundy, Burns, Cliven Bundy, Dwight Hammond, FBI, guns, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Occupy, Oregon, police, race, Steven Hammond, violence
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Does the student campaign spread?
Activists copy things that seem to work, but the recipe for success in one place doesn’t always translate elsewhere. Of course, students around the United States found inspiration and encouragement from the Missouri students’ successful blitz of their university president. … Continue reading
The Mizzou moment: Student activism beyond Missouri
When activists see a tactic that seems to be producing results, they’ll imitate it. Innovation spreads ideas that seem to work. The ousting of University of Missouri Timothy Wolfe signaled student activists across the country about new possibilities. We’ve seen … Continue reading
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Tagged Amherst College, Biddy Martin, Black Student Union, Claremont-McKenna College, fasting, Hiram Chodosh, hunger strike, Irvine, Ithaca College, Lord Jeff, Mary Spellman, mascot, Mizzou, Purdue University, race, racism, students, Timothy Wolfe, Tom Rochon, university, University of California
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How student activists win: Update on APUSH in Colorado
Remember when high school students walked out of the public schools in Jefferson County Colorado earlier this year? They were protesting a number of administrative and curricular changes underway that threatened their educations. (We discussed it here.) A newly elected … Continue reading
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Tagged advanced placement, Americans for Prosperity, APUSH, College Board, Colorado, Denver, elections, history, Jeffco, Jefferson County, patriotism, School Board, students, testing
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Mizzou, part II: Lead-up and legacies
Most of us tuned into the story about the ouster of University of Missouri president Timothy Wolfe last weekend, when the football team weighed in to support a hunger striker, and saw a sudden and conclusive end when Wolfe stepped … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Clay Travis, Concerned Student 1950, ethos, Ferguson, Jay Nixon, Jonathan Butler, logos, media, Missouri, Mizzou, organization, pathos, police violence, race, racism, Timothy Wolfe, University of Missouri
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How movements work: Activists sack a president at Mizzou
University of Missouri president Timothy Wolfe, a one-time championship high school quarterback, took a knee to avoid being sacked. Once the football team lined up against him, it was clear Wolfe’s time was running out, and he resigned today to … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Egypt, football, hunger striketies, Jonathan Butler, Mizzou, Planned Parenthood, race, racism, sports, Tahrir Square, Timothy Wolfe, universities, University of Missouri
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Politics Outdoors 