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End of Year Discussions of The Resistance
I’m very happy to have been involved in a number of pieces discussing what the Resistance means to America today. Check out the recent piece/video on ThinkProgress, which also summarizes the main arguments in Chapter 1. Stay tuned for Chapter 2 on Resistance in the Streets going live on the Anniversary of the Women’s March: …
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Updated Resistance Timeline and #MeToo
Today I finished chapter 2 on Resistance in the Streets. I am hoping that it will be through peer-review to be posted by the 1-year anniversary of the Women’s March in January so stay tuned… Here is an updated timeline of Resistance in the Streets. I’ve added in #TakeAKnee, which has clearly responded to the…
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Scientists in The Resistance
Today my piece specifically focused on the March for Science was published at Sociological Forum. The article is part of a “Forum” on science and activism In the piece, I analyze how participants at the March for Science compare to a broader sample of participants in the Resistance. Although they have some unique characteristics, my findings show…
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Mapping Resistance in the Streets
While working on Chapter 2, which focuses on Resistance in the Streets, I realized there’s a real need for a Resistance Timeline. Here is my first attempt to map Resistance in the Streets since the inauguration. It includes the largest and most politically salient protests since the Inauguration of Donald Trump. When we look specifically…
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Chapter 1: How Did We Get Here
In honor of the 2017 election results, which some have called a Tsunami for the Resistance, I am posting chapter 1 today. This chapter catalogues the emergence of the Resistance, which is America’s response to an out-of-touch Democratic Party, a President who shows no interest in compromise, and the reach of conservative donors’ usage of…
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#Manafort Monday Update
On this Monday that may live in infamy, I write with an update. Chapter 1 is almost complete and will be going out for peer-review later this week. I realize it will be posted later than originally scheduled, but life got in the way. My family and I had to return from sabbatical in Sweden…
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What is the Resistance?
As I work on chapter 1 (which I plan to post by the end of the month), it has become clear that a working definition of the Resistance is needed. Today, in the semi-plenary on Science and Activism at the Earth System Governance conference in Lund, Sweden, I proposed the following working definition: Resistance (rɪˈzɪstəns) : People working individually…
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The March for Racial Justice Joins #TheResistance
On September 30th my colleagues and I fielded a research team to survey a random sample of participants at the March for Racial Justice in Washington, DC. Like at other protest events, teams of 2 surveyed participants throughout the rally area (full details of sampling and methodology available upon request). In total, 187 people completed…
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Intersectionality across the Resistance
the American Resistance involves coalitions across existing social movements on the Left, but these coalitions do not seem to be particularly durable, at least not so far.
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Discussing the Resistance on POTUS 2017
On August 30th, I spoke to Brian Lehrer about the Resistance on his show, POTUS 2017. The focus of my segment of the episode was the state of protest in America. Here’s a link to my part of the panel discussion.
Dana R Fisher 