@devorahmanekin.bsky.social
Social scientist, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
7. Bottom line: tactics matter but so do our own biases when observing and reacting to resistance. Worth approaching coverage with skepticism and holding media accountable.
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All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids
What's actually happening during the ICE sweeps and protests across Los Angeles.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
7. Bottom line: tactics matter but so do our own biases when observing and reacting to resistance. Worth approaching coverage with skepticism and holding media accountable.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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6. This bias is amplified by media accounts, with media (including liberal media!) evoking threat when covering protests by people of color @laginagause.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Anger, Fear, and the Racialization of News Media Coverage of Protest Activity | Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | Cambridge Core
Anger, Fear, and the Racialization of News Media Coverage of Protest Activity - Volume 8 Issue 3
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June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
6. This bias is amplified by media accounts, with media (including liberal media!) evoking threat when covering protests by people of color @laginagause.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
5. Discussions of effectiveness should also be mindful of the fact that ethnic/racial minorities, as well as their grievances, are perceived as more violent by the public even when peaceful, since perceptions are biased, e.g. my work with @tmitts.bsky.social here:. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Effective for Whom? Ethnic Identity and Nonviolent Resistance | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Effective for Whom? Ethnic Identity and Nonviolent Resistance - Volume 116 Issue 1
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June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
5. Discussions of effectiveness should also be mindful of the fact that ethnic/racial minorities, as well as their grievances, are perceived as more violent by the public even when peaceful, since perceptions are biased, e.g. my work with @tmitts.bsky.social here:. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
4. For example, @laginagause.bsky.social 's work suggests that disruptive protests among racial and ethnic minorities can lead to greater legislative responsiveness www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Revealing Issue Salience via Costly Protest: How Legislative Behavior Following Protest Advantages Low-Resource Groups | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Revealing Issue Salience via Costly Protest: How Legislative Behavior Following Protest Advantages Low-Resource Groups - Volume 52 Issue 1
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June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
4. For example, @laginagause.bsky.social 's work suggests that disruptive protests among racial and ethnic minorities can lead to greater legislative responsiveness www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
3 When asking what's effective, important to remember for what and for whom. As nicely summarized in the editorial, a lot of research finds that violence has a negative effect on public opinion. Research is less clear on its effectiveness for other outcomes, though.
June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
3 When asking what's effective, important to remember for what and for whom. As nicely summarized in the editorial, a lot of research finds that violence has a negative effect on public opinion. Research is less clear on its effectiveness for other outcomes, though.
2. Research on unarmed, disruptive violence, such as seen in Los Angeles and elsewhere, is more ambiguous, as summarized by @chenoweth.bsky.social here:
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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The Role of Violence in Nonviolent Resistance | Annual Reviews
Over the past two decades, there has been growing scholarly interest in nonviolent resistance—a method of conflict in which unarmed people mobilize collective protests, strikes, and boycotts in a coor...
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June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
2. Research on unarmed, disruptive violence, such as seen in Los Angeles and elsewhere, is more ambiguous, as summarized by @chenoweth.bsky.social here:
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
1.@chenoweth.bsky.social & Stephan's data is often used to show nonviolence is more effective, but it compares armed to nonarmed violence, with nonarmed violence treated as nonviolent. The data also pertains to maximalist campaigns (e.g. revolutions), calling for caution in extrapolating results.
June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
1.@chenoweth.bsky.social & Stephan's data is often used to show nonviolence is more effective, but it compares armed to nonarmed violence, with nonarmed violence treated as nonviolent. The data also pertains to maximalist campaigns (e.g. revolutions), calling for caution in extrapolating results.
Peaceful protests are fine. Violence is not and will only destroy your message. And please for the love of God do NOT wave a Mexican flag. American flags or nothing
June 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
And we learned a lot from yours! They do matter, but our work suggests that peaceful tactics, by some groups, can be perceived as violent/threatening (others have found this re media framing). So I'd just note that tactics are not only a matter of activist choice but also of racialized perceptions.
June 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
And we learned a lot from yours! They do matter, but our work suggests that peaceful tactics, by some groups, can be perceived as violent/threatening (others have found this re media framing). So I'd just note that tactics are not only a matter of activist choice but also of racialized perceptions.
Agreed, and as your work shows, there are other factors that matter here such as how the state responds.
June 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Agreed, and as your work shows, there are other factors that matter here such as how the state responds.
see e.g. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Is it a rally or a riot? Racialized media framing of 2020 protests in the United States
This article draws on race relations arguments to explore the nexus between the media, race, and protest policing. The media’s coverage of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and protests opposing COVID-19 re...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
see e.g. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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bsky.app/profile/reil... this is bonkers and deeply disturbing. Private security, DOJ, DOGE, and the DC police together worked to take control over a private building the government *does not own* and dismiss the staff *whom the president does not employ,* removing them, it seems, with armed force
March 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
bsky.app/profile/reil... this is bonkers and deeply disturbing. Private security, DOJ, DOGE, and the DC police together worked to take control over a private building the government *does not own* and dismiss the staff *whom the president does not employ,* removing them, it seems, with armed force