Hotbeds of Activism
Locations of Student Protest
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2485014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nella Van Dyke (0000-0001-9900-7584, University of Arizona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-220 |
| Publication date | 1998-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3097244 |
| OpenAlex | W1969527901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 158 |
| References cited | 28 |
Some colleges and universities stand out in the popular imagination as hotbeds of political activism, while others do not. In this paper, I examine the factors that account for this variation in campus activism: why student activism occurred on some campuses during the 1960s and not others. With some notable exceptions (e.g., Soule 1997) theoretical developments and insights in the social movement literature have not been applied to student activism. In addition, most existing studies of student protest are ahistorical. They examine protest only within one time period, failing to recognize the influence of history and culture in fostering protest activity. I use social movement theory to explore the factors that influence the location of student protest, and develop the hypothesis that a history of activism is strongly associated with student protest. I also demonstrate that locations that have protest around one issue are likely to have protest around multiple issues. I suggest that this is due to the influence of activist subcultures, which underlie movement families within a protest cycle, influencing the ideology and tactics of activist organizations. A sample of 423 colleges forms the basis for these analyses, conducted using logistic and OLS regression models
Ideology · Movement (music) · Period (music) · Political activism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social activism · Social movement · Sociology · Variation (astronomy) · Academic Freedom and Politics · American Political and Social Dynamics · Critical Race Theory in Education · Law · Race, History, and American Society · Social and Cultural Dynamics
The Sociology of Student Activism
Transforming campus racial climates
Names that matter
All the Gays Are Liberal?” Sexuality and Gender Gaps in Political Perspectives among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Mostly Heterosexual, and Heterosexual College Students in the Southern USA
A Comparative Framework for the Analysis of International Student Movements
Decisions to Make a Difference
Online disclosure of university social responsibility
Gendered Outcomes
Who Joined the Sit-Ins and Why
Activist Human Capital
Sexual Identities and Protesting Among College Students
Ecological Determinants of Local Government Opposition to Federal Policy
Vernacular Politics in Northeast India
Social Networks Matter. But How?
Cross‐Talk in Movements
Introduction
‘Leaders’ Or Brokers? Positions and Influence in Social Movement Networks
Beyond Structural Analysis
Introduction
Parties Out of Movements
States, Parties, and Social Movements
The Mobilization of Title IX across U.S. Colleges and Universities, 1994-2014
Policing Black Youth
Redefining the Work of Feminist Praxis
Opportunity Structures for Student Activism, Diversity, and Institutional Change
When Students Speak Out
Red Schools, Blue Schools? Republican and Democratic Student Groups at U.S. Colleges and Universities 1
U.S. and Canadian Higher Education Protests and University and Police Responses, 2012 to 2018
Assessing the Explanatory Power of Social Movement Theories across the Life Course of the Civil Rights Movement
Low-socioeconomic Status Students Organizing around Class on Campus
Between Revolution and Defeat
Youth, activism, and social movements
Demographic Factors as Predictors of Revolutionary Situations
A Transformative Mixed Methods Assessment of Educational Access and Opportunity for Undocumented College Students in the Southeastern United States
Accidental Scientists
Voter Mobilization 101
Mobilizing on Campus
Networks, Diffusion, and Cycles of Collective Action
“Get up, Stand up”
Performing Protest
Social Movements and Networks
Unions, Solidarity, and Striking
Manufacturing Dissent
Mortality Salience Motivates the Defense of Environmental Values and Increases Collective Ecoguilt
A Penchant for Protest
College Students, Sexualities Identities, and Participation in Political Marches
Antecedents of Pro-LGBT Advocacy among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual College Students
The Emergence of Peace and Conflict Studies
Subnational Opposition to Globalization
What a Story
“Sowing the Seeds of Discontent”
The race relations “Problematic” in American sociology
Mobilizing for Change in a Social Movement Society
Finding "Safe" Campuses
The US Student Antisweatshop Movement's Presence and Success at the Campus Level
Collective Memory Anchors
The Scope, Issues, and Disruptiveness of Campus Protest in the United States, 2017–2024
Prefigurating Democracy
North Central Sociological Association 2012 Ruth and John Useem Plenary Address. Political Renewal
Becoming a Movement Society? Patterns in the Public Acceptance of Protest, 1985–2006
How Educational Opportunity Structures Shape the Presence, Forms, and Outcomes of Campus Activism
Circling Back
Schools as Sites of Activism
Organizational Context and Student Activism
I Wouldn’t Classify Myself as an Activist”
The diffusion of federal Title IX complaints throughout U.S. colleges and universities, 1994–2014
Protest in the city
Creating Sacred Spaces
Students and protests
Protests and Pushback
Becoming the Rolling Quads
Toward Thick Responsiveness
Campus Educational Contexts and Civic Participation
Making Space
Strikes, general assemblies and institutional insurgency
Revisiting the role of process incentives as a determinant of university students’ protest
The bright lights
Chaos on Campus
Academic opportunity structures and the creation of campus activism
Survivor
Opportunities in action
Diversity in Civic Engagement
Representation and conflict of interest among students on higher education governing boards
Student protest, violent interactions, and state repression
Protest and trainees in the health professions
The Dynamics of Protest Diffusion
How the Civil Rights Movement Revitalized Labor Militancy
Culture and Mobilization
Tactical Innovation in Social Movements
Bridging the divide
The Rise and Fall of Student Labour Activism in Authoritarian China
Social Networks and Student Activism
Are the kids alright? A critique and agenda for taking youth cultures seriously
Educating tomorrow's reformists
The Spillovers of Competition
Individual Identities, Collective Identities, and Organizational Structure
Policing Disorderly Campus Protests and Convivial Gatherings
Crossing Movement Boundaries
The University Works Because We Do
Women's Collective Identity Formation in Sports
In struggle
Survival in the doldrums
The Critical Mass in Collective Action
Politics of Mass Society
Whole World Is Watching
If I Had a Hammer…
On social movements and culture
If I Had a Hammer
Democracy and Disorder
Democracy and disorder
A Theory of the Critical Mass. I. Interdependence, Group Heterogeneity, and the Production of Collective Action
Social Movements And Culture
The Paradox of Group Size in Collective Action
Collective Action and Network Structure
Social Movement Continuity
Social Networks and Social Movements
The Student Divestment Movement in the United States and Tactical Diffusion
Social Networks and Collective Action
Recruitment to High-Risk Activism
Threshold Models of Collective Behavior
| Unique citing works | 112 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,08 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 146 |