Sociology

Where Have all the Protests Gone? Online

This op-ed discusses online and offline protest in the digital age.

Contesting Cultural Control: Youth Culture and Online Petitioning

This chapter examines online activism around youth-culture.

The New Site of Activism

This article examines how decision-making operated in the organization of the strategic voting movement associated with the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election

Cease and Desist: Repression, Strategic Voting and the 2000 Presidential Election

This article examines how state officials acted to impede strategic voting in the 2000 U.S. Presidential Election.

From Barricades to Firewalls? Strategic Voting and Social Movement Leadership in the Internet Age

This article examines leadership dynamics in the 2000 strategic voting movement.

Pursuing Social Change Online: The Use of Four Protest Tactics on the Internet

This paper examines how online opportunities to participate in activism (including online petitions, boycotts, letter-writing campaigns, and emailing campaigns) are distributed across a quasi-random sample of websites.

Leading Tasks in a Leaderless Movement: The Case of Strategic Voting

This article examines social movement leadership and how organizing tasks may be completed in online social movements.