Social Movement Tactics, Organizational Change and the Spread of African-American Studies
@article{Rojas2006SocialMT, title={Social Movement Tactics, Organizational Change and the Spread of African-American Studies}, author={Fabio Guillermo Rojas}, journal={Social Forces}, year={2006}, volume={84}, pages={2147 - 2166} }
Social movement research suggests that protest is effective because it de-legitimizes existing policies and imposes costs on power holders. I test this hypothesis with data on African-American student protest and the creation of departments of African-American Studies. I find that non-disruptive protest, such as rallies and demonstrations, has a positive effect on the probability that a university will create a Department of African-American Studies. Disruptive protest, such as sit-ins and…
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