This post was first published in January 2021. Editor Note: Over the coming weeks, The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University will work to provide experiential and academic faculty perspectives on the causes and consequences of the events surrounding January 6, 2021. This means that some posts will offer academic…
Tag: social movements
Aging Today: Does the Nightly News Accurately Represent the Participation of Older Americans in Social Movements?
This post is based on Aging Today’s Minutes and Moments segment. No. Television news does not always accurately represent the participation of older Americans in social movements. For example, survey research found that 29% of the individuals attending Tea Party events were between the ages of 50 and 64, and 21% of attendees were over…
Aging Today: Is it True that Younger People are More Politically Engaged than Older People?
This post is based on Aging Today’s Minutes and Moments segment. It depends on how you define political engagement. Take voting, for example. It is true that older Americans vote at higher rates than younger ones. According to the United States Census Bureau, 70.9% of individuals 65 and older eligible to vote cast a ballot…
Opting-In: Women as Agents of Their Own Subordination.
Fringe male supremacy groups have increasingly gained mainstream notoriety in recent years. From being tackled by major new sources to being tweeted about by Elon Musk, many of these groups no longer live in the shrouded corners of the internet. Male supremacy movements are garnering increasing popularity online and gaining more support than ever, however,…
We Cannot Just Moderate Extremism Away
This post first appeared on Items. In the wake of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, the role of social media in propagating extremism was once again under scrutiny. However, as Deana Rohlinger’s research demonstrates, stronger moderation policies alone would fail to account for the many ways that users express political beliefs through…
Social Movement Perspective: Understanding Black Lives Matter and the #Tally19
This was first posted October 5th, 2020. Sociologists are interested in the interplay between structure and agency. While individuals theoretically have the agency to make the choices they want, these choices are constrained by factors out of their control, such as their social class, or social location. Social movements scholars, in particular, are interested in…
Policy Pub: Intended Consequences: The Role of Fringe Movements in Civil Unrest
To learn about these topics in more depth, please navigate here to watch the full Policy Pub and Q&A from Dr. Casserleigh, presented by FSU’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. This policy pub details the organizational behavior of terrorist networks, and the role that fringe movements play in civil unrest. To begin with,…
Social Movement Perspective: Understanding Black Lives Matter and the #Tally19
Sociologists are interested in the interplay between structure and agency. While individuals theoretically have the agency to make the choices they want, these choices are constrained by factors out of their control, such as their social class, or social location. Social movements scholars, in particular, are interested in the agency that comes into play when…
Research Spotlight: Can We Prevent Democratic Breakdowns and Help Democracies Endure?
The world is facing an erosion of democratic institutions. But this erosion is not an equal opportunity offender. Elections, a standard feature of democracy, have rarely been more popular. Today, democrats and autocrats alike employ elections to legitimize their rule. At first glance, we might be encouraged by this. However, despite this potentially positive trend,…
Social Science Scholar: Lex Legal Fellowship 2019 in Madrid, Spain
This past summer, I worked on two different projects through Social Science Scholars. During the initial part of the summer, I worked on my Honors Thesis and IDEA grant research project in the region of Catalonia focused on the region’s declaration of independence. On the latter half of the summer, I became a Lex fellow…
Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions 