Black networks matter : the role of interracial contact and social media in the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests / Matthew David Simonson [and four others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simonson, Matthew David, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in contentious politics 2633-3570.

Cambridge elements. Elements in contentious politics, 2633-3570

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black lives matter movement.

Mass media and race relations--United States.

Mass media and race relations.

African Americans--Social conditions--21st century.

African Americans.

Social movements--United States--21st century.

Social movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (85 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

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. -- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Summary

Chapter 1 : Modern Social Movements

An Unprecedented Summer

Studying Movement Mobilization

Generalizability of the BLM 2020 Protests

Chapter 2 The Ties That Mobilize

Mobilization and Social Network Ties

Tie Strength, Personal Recruitment, and Exposure

Mobilizing Movement Insiders versus Outsiders

Interracial Contact and Cross-Cleavage Capital

Conclusion

Chapter 3 Measuring Mobilization

The COVID States Project

Protest Motivations

Insiders and Outsiders

Capturing Ties

Measuring Race

Controls

Chapter 4 : Tie Strength and Mobilization Mechanisms

Personal Recruitment

Exposure to Norms, Behavior, and Nonpersonal Appeals

Implications

Chapter 5 : Movement Insiders and Outsiders

Mobilizer Characteristics and Mechanisms

Social Embeddedness

Affective Drivers

Leaderless Movements and Last-Mile Mobilization

Chapter 6 : Beyond the Contact Hypothesis : Mobilizing Allies

Racial Homophily

The Impact of Strong Cross-Cleavage Ties

Cross-Cleavage Mobilization and Tie Strength

Sharing Stories with Non-Black Friends

Residential Integration

Alternative Explanations

Chapter 7 : Conclusion : Where Do We Go from Here?

Summary of Findings

Chaos or Community?

A Sign of Things to Come?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Feb 2024).

ISBN:

9781009415835

1009415832

9781009415873

1009415875

9781009415842

1009415840

Access Restriction:

Open Access. Unrestricted online access