Black Networks Matter: The Role of Interracial Contact and Social Media in the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests

by Matthew David Simonson, Ray Block Jr, James N. Druckman

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009475703
• ISBN13: 9781009475709
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"