Category: Political Parties

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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

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New Media Cites on Protest During the Trump Administration

Here are some recent media stories that I was quoted in:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-protest-idUSKBN16316T

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/02/24/republican-lawmakers-introduce-bills-to-curb-protesting-in-at-least-17-states/?utm_term=.2874db8c3326

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-protest-idUSKBN16316T

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/rogue-twitter-accounts-form-resistance-against-tru/

 

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LSA / OS Honors Students Conduct Research in Washington, DC

LSA /OS Honors students Katherine Ruehrdanz and Rebecca Strauss conducted research during the Inauguration weekend in Washington, DC. Specifically, they conducted surveys at the Counter-Inaugural protests and the Women’s March on Washington. They were accompanied on the trip by Assistant Professor Michael Heaney. Both women are writing honors theses in Organizational Studies (OS).

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Media Coverage about Inauguration Protests, Women’s March, and More

Here are the links to the media coverage that I’ve received in the last few weeks:

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/2/2/14438382/protest-trump-resist-womens-march

http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/democrats-face-challenges-in-harnessing-support-of-anti-trump-resistance

http://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-look-to-disrupt-trumps-inauguration-weekend-1484840632

http://www.wkbw.com/news/national/can-the-womens-marches-become-a-womens-movement

http://www.voaafrique.com/a/une-vague-rose-a-colore-la-capitale-americaine-pour-la-marche-des-femmes/3687196.html?nocache=1

http://www.kfdi.com/news/national/why-trumps-inauguration-weekend-could-attract-the-most-protesters-since-bushs-2005-swearing-in

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-delegation-inauguration-20170117-story.html

https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/udland/paa-usas-venstrefloej-naegter-de-anerkende-trump-som-praesident-det-er-nu-vi-skal-kaempe?utm_campaign=post&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=locked