
Social Change Lab
@socchangelab
Studying the impact of protest movements on public opinion, public discourse, and policy.
ID: 1704138649338609664
http://socialchangelab.org 19-09-2023 14:22:40
284 Tweet
413 Followers
300 Following

Can disruptive protests shift political preferences? Markus Ostarek & Sam Nadel Social Change Lab show that disruptive #ClimateProtests in Europe by organisations like #JustStopOil do measurably shift political preferences towards pro-climate parties duncangreenlse.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-influ…

Where is the AI safety movement? For all the disruption AI is bringing, there is no movement holding it to account. Our Cathy Rogers discusses some key ingredients that will determine whether a movement will catch fire in Waging Nonviolence Read & share 👇 wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/where-…



Some recent The Chronicle of Philanthropy pieces dig into debates about disruptive protest. They mirror a dynamic I see all the time in animal advocacy. Grassroots activists often over-index on certain tactics, often being drawn to the aesthetics of protest. At the same time, some funders and