This article reviews the main findings of a three-year empirical study that examined the
possible contribution of computer-mediated communication (CMC) to participation in offline …

This article aims to broaden and deepen debates on the everyday practices of autonomous
activists. To do this we present three main research findings from a recent research project …

Civil society is frequently conceived as a field of multiple organizations, committed to highly
diverse causes and interests. When studied empirically, however, its properties are often …

This paper explores the role of emotions in activism. Although, increasingly, researchers
have examined what emotions inspire or deter different forms of political and social …

The fossil fuel divestment movement campaigns for removing investments from fossil fuel
companies as a strategy to combat climate change. It is a bottom-up movement, largely …

The research method of participant observation has long been used by scholars interested
in the motivations, dynamics, tactics and strategies of social movements from a movement …

There has been a resurgence of community gardening over the past decade with a wide
range of actors seeking to get involved, from health agencies aiming to increase fruit and …

This chapter discusses ongoing debates over tactical choice and change, from Tilly's action
repertoires model and protest event analysis to more recent actor‐centred approaches …

The proliferation of environmental alternative action organization (EAAOs) is a defining
feature of present-day environmentalism. The literature on sustainable materialism has …

This paper is concerned with the political performance of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel
Clown Army (CIRCA) during the protests against the G8 meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland in …