Black Networks Matter: The Role of Interracial Contact and Social Media in the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests (Elements in Contentious Politics)

By: null Matthew David Simonson and null Ray Block Jr and null James N. Druckman and null Katherine Ognyanova and null David M. Lazer

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781009415835
Related ISBNs:: 9781009475709, 9781009475709
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 02/29/24
Copyrighted By:: Matthew David Simonson, Ray Block Jr., James N. Druckman, Katherine Ognyanova, and David M.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
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