Alexis Hancz
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): Michael Heaney
Co-Presenter: Barcino, Kylie
Research Mentor School/College/Department: University of Glasgow (Scotland) / NonUM
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Oral5
Session: Session 4 – 2:40pm – 3:30 pm
Room: Breakout room 2
Authors: Alexis Hancz, Michael Heaney
Presenter: 2
Abstract
Protest movements and political parties serve different functions but often converge. Parties are focused on insider politics- winning elections- while protest movements represent outsider politics and target social change. How do these movements form, succeed or fail, and collaborate with political parties? How do the unique goals of movements and parties overlap? How do movements and parties clash with one another? How do activists navigate these two spaces? Using hand coding, statistical analysis, and reports, this study links survey data to social and mass media data to explore the interaction between political parties and social movements in the U.S. This research serves a benefit for other political science workers, people running for office, protest/demonstration organizers, and voters.
Interdisciplinary, Social Sciences
