We live in an era where a single hashtag can spark a global revolution. The way people organize, protest, and demand change has transformed dramatically since the year 2000. What makes a movement ...

The U.S. and many other societies are cycling into situations of toxic polarization today; discussion, let alone consensus, often appears impossible and the advantage goes to exclusionary social ...

CIHRS's analysis looks at the driving factors behind Generation Z protests in Morocco compared to previous forms of protest, the dynamics of the youth mobilisation, and the authorities' response.

John Heffernan wanted to understand why so little progress seemingly had been made through grassroots organizing and protesting in recent years. Until, that is, he had a sort of “epiphany” a couple of ...

On a special episode (first released on February 5, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: From conservative social movements such as those tied to prohibition, the Moral Majority evangelicals, and the Tea ...

Gordon, a noted historian of the United States, seeks to understand how social movements arise and operate, in the belief that these movements have changed the world as significantly as have wars or ...

A life, brutally ended, and a simple action by a 17-year-old Black girl sparked the largest social movement in U.S. history, and offered lessons about the role of a rapidly changing digital landscape ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. When we think of democracy, we often picture elections, debates and the legislative process. But some ...

Given how social media has been a part of most people’s everyday lives, it should not be surprising to us that social movement can be accomplished effectively online. In this post, my student, Sarah ...