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The Challenges of Doing Public Social Science
I started this site as a means of getting my findings out to the public quickly so the work can contribute to the conversation about the Resistance and where it is going in America. To that end, I post drafts of chapters as they are written, provide summaries of preliminary findings, and give an overview…
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The March for Our Lives Joins #theResistance
This past weekend, streets around the US and beyond were flooded with rallies once again, this time for the March for Our Lives. The March in DC is estimated to have brought out up to 800,000 people to rally around the issue of Gun Control. I was in the crowds in DC, surveying with a…
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Patterns of Intersectional Motivations Across the Resistance
” Why Are We Here? Patterns of Intersectional Motivations Across the Resistance,” which is an updated and expanded version of work that I first presented on this site is now available at SocArXiv. The paper looks across the large-scale protest events of 2017 to understand the patterns of motivations that mobilized participants. Similar analyses for…
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Getting ready for the #MarchforOurLives
This weekend, people will be marching around the country to protest Gun Violence in America at the March for Our Lives. Sadly, this event follows another school shooting–this morning– in Maryland. It is unclear how many people will be turning out (research finds that turnout is directly related to the weather and current events), but…
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Some Updates on American Resistance
Tomorrow, I begin a set of talks around the US–starting at SXSW on Friday the 9th. Check out the Events page for a full list and try to come if you can! In the meantime, I am preparing to collect data at the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC on 24 March to add to…
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The Resistance Takes Aim at Gun Violence
On 14 February, 17 people were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida by a gunman who stormed the school with an assault style AR-15 rifle. In the days following the school shooting, we have seen the usual political dance unfold with lawmakers publicly denouncing gun violence and myriad offers of thoughts and prayers. …
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Coming Out the Other Side of the Issue-Attention Cycle
In 1972, Anthony Downs published a piece about the “Issue Attention Cycle,” which specifically looked at the relationship between public opinion and media coverage. Overall, he observed how an environmental problem “suddenly leaps into prominence, remains there for a short time, and then–though still largely unresolved–gradually fades from the center of public attention.” Since its…
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What can we learn from Women’s March 2018?
I spoke about some of the preliminary findings from the data we collected this past weekend on Morning Joe and the Takeaway this morning. Here is a summary of some of the other findings: Participants have gotten involved and stayed involved in the Resistance: 130 participants (79.3%) reported also participating in the Women’s March on…
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Resistance In the Streets Persists
On the one year anniversary of the Women’s March, (which took place on the anniversary of the Inauguration of Donald Trump and on the morning after the government shutdown), people took to the streets around the country once again. Over 235 marches were scheduled to take place on the anniversary of the march this weekend. …
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Talking About what Drives People to Engage
I had the pleasure of speaking at the Arab American Institute’s Generation Event last night to discuss social change in America. It was a wonderful opportunity to talk with people who are thinking about civic participation in America today and to share the results of my work on the Resistance. Chapter 2: Resistance in the…
Dana R Fisher 