Today I was quoted in a story in the Global and Mail (Canada) on “Scientists divided over impact of Washington’s March for Science”.
Lab Group Presents at UROP Symposium
Students in my lab group from the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) presented their posters on Wednesday. Congratulations to everyone for the fine work.
How Berkeley became a hotbed of violence in the Trump era
Yesterday I was quoted in a Politico article on “How Berkeley became a hotbed of violence in the Trump era”.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/20/california-berkeley-coulter-protests-237424
Examine thyself: Researchers set to study the March for Science
My protest research was covered today in Science Magazine. The article included a great photo of Kate Ruehrdanz, who is writing her honors thesis at Michigan on attitudes toward civility and violence among protesters. (Kate is the one with the Michigan hat!)
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/examine-thyself-researchers-set-study-march-science
The Resurgence of Women’s Protest in the United States
Thanks to Megan Bayagich for her blog post on my research about the resurgence of the women’s movement.
http://cpsblog.isr.umich.edu/?p=1984
New article: “Activism in an Era of Partisan Polarization”
My new article, “Activism in an Era of Partisan Polarization” is forthcoming in the October 2017 issue of PS Political Science & Politics. It will appear in a symposium on civic engagement and activism in the changing political context in the United States. Many thanks so Maryam Z Deloffre and Carrie Booth Walling, who are editing the symposium. Read my article here:
http://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mheaney/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Activism_and_Partisanship.pdf
The Activists reviewed at Inside Higher Ed
Check out “Democracy Is in the Streets”, by Scott McLemee, which appears in today’s edition of Inside Higher Ed. This essay examines both The Activists, my film with Melody Shemtov, as well as Party in the Street, my book with Fabio Rojas. Read it here:
The Activists reviewed by Jeff Guhin at Orgtheory.net
Read Jeff Guhin’s review of The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets at Orgtheory.net.
https://orgtheory.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/the-activists-war-peace-and-politics-in-the-streets/
Transcending Partisanship in the Age of Trump
My latest article appears today in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. It is titled “Transcending Partisanship in the Age of Trump.” It is a quick read — only 2,000 words. The link is here:
Next Steps for the Tea Party
Today I was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor on efforts by the Tea Party to form a countermovement to the anti-Trump movement.