ISBN:
9781009415842
,
9781009475709
,
9781009415866
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (85 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Series Statement:
Cambridge elements. Elements in contentious politics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.896/073
Keywords:
Black lives matter movement
;
Mass media and race relations
;
African Americans Social conditions 21st century
;
Social movements 21st century
Abstract:
Scholars have long recognized that interpersonal networks play a role in mobilizing social movements. Yet, many questions remain. This Element addresses these questions by theorizing about three dimensions of ties: emotionally strong or weak, movement insider or outsider, and ingroup or cross-cleavage. The survey data on the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests show that weak and cross-cleavage ties among outsiders enabled the movement to evolve from a small provocation into a massive national mobilization. In particular, the authors find that Black people mobilized one another through social media and spurred their non-Black friends to protest by sharing their personal encounters with racism. These results depart from the established literature regarding the civil rights movement that emphasizes strong, movement-internal, and racially homogenous ties. The networks that mobilize appear to have changed in the social media era. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Feb 2024)
DOI:
10.1017/9781009415842
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