Police-reform protesters seek ways to keep movement going
Police-reform protesters seek ways to keep movement going
- June 13, 2020
- David Meyer, sociology, The Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2020
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“There’s a difference between being tired of a tactic and being tired of an issue,” said David S. Meyer, professor of sociology at University of California Irvine and author of “The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America.” “The trick for movements is to always find ways to give people different things to do to keep them engaged.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-reform-protesters-seek-ways-to-keep-movement-going-11592040600.
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