While the majority of people care about environmental quality, they keep engaging in carbon-
intensive practices that exacerbate climate change. Can we expect humans to collectively …

We live in a time of protest. Relative to sociology, political science has traditionally paid little
attention to 'extra-institutional'forms of political behaviour. For its part, sociology has tended …

A growing number of people (privately) endorse the benefits associated with adopting a
meat-free diet. Yet, the societal transition to a more plant-based diet is taking place rather …

When are episodes of resistance likely to lead to democratization? We argue that the
participation of durable organizations rooted in quotidian relationships that are not …

How does protest affect political speech? Protest is an important form of political claim-
making, yet our understanding of its influence on how individual legislators communicate …

Do more protesters on the streets make governments likely to grant their demands? Several
studies link protest size and government concessions. Yet existing research has limitations …

Autocrats typically respond with coercion when citizens take to the streets demanding
political reform. Sometimes, however, they tolerate mass protests and even give in to …

When are mass protest movements able to overthrow authoritarian regimes and promote
democratic transitions? This article considers whether socially diverse protest movements …

The world is grappling with emerging, urgent, large-scale problems, such as climate change,
pollution, biodiversity loss, and pandemics, which demand immediate and coordinated …

People protest to try to change the world, because they think they can help change the
world, and sometimes they do. But not by themselves, and generally not just how and when …