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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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Tag Archives: Michael Bloomberg
Recovery for Occupy Wall Street’s library
In the weeks that Occupy Wall Street created a protest village in lower Manhattan, activists put together a lending library of more than 5,000 volumes. When the police cleared the demonstrators out of Zuccotti Park, contractors hauled all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged civil liberties, democracy, freedom of speech, law, library, litigation, Michael Bloomberg, Norman Siegel, Occupy Wall Street, police, repression
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Threat, polarization, and mobilization in the gun debate
Until just a few weeks ago, the notion of a policy-relevant debate about access to guns seemed fanciful. Supporters of relatively easy access to firearms of all sorts were resolute, and advocates of limits of any kind were either silent … Continue reading
Protest makes it harder to ignore injustice
Full Disclosure: I started wearing hoodies in high school and they’ve been a staple part of my wardrobe since. That’s not the only reason, of course, I was disturbed when Geraldo Rivera suggested that Trayvon Martin’s attire was responsible for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Florida, George Zimmerman, Geraldo Rivera, gun control, guns, hoodies, killing, Michael Bloomberg, police, stand your ground, Trayvon Martin
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A protest is a threat (the Komen debacle)
It’s never just the demonstration that brings about change. Rather, it’s the larger actions that demonstrators promise (and authorities fear) that lead to concessions. Demonstrators threaten to storm the barricades, stop paying taxes, or vote, or contribute money. Their targets … Continue reading
Posted in countermovements, Uncategorized
Tagged abortion, breast cancer, funding, health, Michael Bloomberg, Planned Parenthood, protest, social media, Susan G. Komen, threats
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Occupy without the Occupation
The police in Oakland and New York City have cleared out their local Occupy encampments. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, who claims to be a supporter of Occupy efforts, saw the downtown encampment as unsustainable–and dangerous. The shooting death of one … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disobedience, innovation, Jean Quan, law, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Oakland, Occupy, police, vigil, Wall Street
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Occupy, sexual assault, and internal control
An ABC News reporter called me yesterday to ask about the spate of sex crimes taking place in the Occupations (here’s Alyssa Newcomb’s story). I didn’t know anything, but a moment of online searching generated plenty of stories. A lot … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, blog, crime, Dallas, discipline, internal control, Michael Bloomberg, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, sexual assault
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