Benjamin S Case
Biographic Data
| ID | 4389024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin S Case |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin S |
| FAMILY NAME | Case |
| SIGNATURE | CASE B S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Anarchist Turn in Twenty-First Century Leftwing Activism
Leftwing activism of recent decades exhibits an anarchist turn evident in quantitative indicators like mentions of anarchists in news reports and by activists adopting anarchist modes of organization, tactics, and social goals-whether or not they claim that label. The authors of this Element argue that the very crises that generated radical mobilizations since the turn of the millennium have both led activists to reject other strategies for socia…
Down Nonviolence Road: A Review of Have Repertoire, Will Travel by Selina Gallo-Cruz
Gallo-Cruz, Selina R. 2024. Have Repertoire, Will Travel: Nonviolence as Global Contentious Performance . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 88 pp. ISBN 978-1-009-48400-8 (hardback), $64.99; ISBN 978-1-009-48398-8 (paperback), $22.00
Black Is the New Red: The Anarchist Turn in Twenty-First Century Leftwing Activism
Toward Riotous Strategy
This essay is in conversation with Brian Martin, who wrote a response to an article I published about the importance of riots in movement uprisings. Martin questions some of my findings, reintroduces Gene Sharp’s theories of strategic nonviolence, and raises some further topics for consideration. I approach this as an opportunity to advance the discussion around strategic nonviolence and unarmed violence. Riots are significant moments of resistan…
Contentious Effervescence: The Subjective Experience of Rioting
How do violent protests affect social movement participants? Riots are common in civilian movements, but the effects of protester violence remain under-researched, in part due to an association of civilian protest with nonviolent methods and an association of violent protest with irrational chaos. Specifically, few studies have examined the experiences of rioters themselves. I use theoretical analysis and qualitative in-depth interviews with acti…
The Leverage of Protest: Market, Media, and Reputational Disruption in Social Movement Success
How do social movements gain concessions from large corporations? The ability of protests to attain leverage by imposing disruption costs on their targets is widely assumed but less often tested. In this article, we assess the ability of protests to attain concessions by disrupting three broad sources of interest to firm officials: maximizing shareholder value, gaining positive media, and fostering a well‐reputed image. In contrast to the body of…
Contentious Effervescence: The Subjective Experience of Rioting
How do violent protests affect social movement participants? Riots are common in civilian movements, but the effects of protester violence remain under-researched, in part due to an association of civilian protest with nonviolent methods and an association of violent protest with irrational chaos. Specifically, few studies have examined the experiences of rioters themselves. I use theoretical analysis and qualitative in-depth interviews with acti…
The Leverage of Protest: Market, Media, and Reputational Disruption in Social Movement Success
How do social movements gain concessions from large corporations? The ability of protests to attain leverage by imposing disruption costs on their targets is widely assumed but less often tested. In this article, we assess the ability of protests to attain concessions by disrupting three broad sources of interest to firm officials: maximizing shareholder value, gaining positive media, and fostering a well‐reputed image. In contrast to the body of…
The Leverage of Protest: Market, Media, and Reputational Disruption in Social Movement Success
How do social movements gain concessions from large corporations? The ability of protests to attain leverage by imposing disruption costs on their targets is widely assumed but less often tested. In this article, we assess the ability of protests to attain concessions by disrupting three broad sources of interest to firm officials: maximizing shareholder value, gaining positive media, and fostering a well‐reputed image. In contrast to the body of…
Contentious Effervescence: The Subjective Experience of Rioting
How do violent protests affect social movement participants? Riots are common in civilian movements, but the effects of protester violence remain under-researched, in part due to an association of civilian protest with nonviolent methods and an association of violent protest with irrational chaos. Specifically, few studies have examined the experiences of rioters themselves. I use theoretical analysis and qualitative in-depth interviews with acti…
Toward Riotous Strategy
This essay is in conversation with Brian Martin, who wrote a response to an article I published about the importance of riots in movement uprisings. Martin questions some of my findings, reintroduces Gene Sharp’s theories of strategic nonviolence, and raises some further topics for consideration. I approach this as an opportunity to advance the discussion around strategic nonviolence and unarmed violence. Riots are significant moments of resistan…
The Anarchist Turn in Twenty-First Century Leftwing Activism
Leftwing activism of recent decades exhibits an anarchist turn evident in quantitative indicators like mentions of anarchists in news reports and by activists adopting anarchist modes of organization, tactics, and social goals-whether or not they claim that label. The authors of this Element argue that the very crises that generated radical mobilizations since the turn of the millennium have both led activists to reject other strategies for socia…
Down Nonviolence Road: A Review of Have Repertoire, Will Travel by Selina Gallo-Cruz
Gallo-Cruz, Selina R. 2024. Have Repertoire, Will Travel: Nonviolence as Global Contentious Performance . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 88 pp. ISBN 978-1-009-48400-8 (hardback), $64.99; ISBN 978-1-009-48398-8 (paperback), $22.00
Black Is the New Red: The Anarchist Turn in Twenty-First Century Leftwing Activism
Political science (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social movement (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 works) · Anarchism and Radical Politics (1 works) · Art (1 works)