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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Executive summary
  • What is social activism?
  • Christian perspectives
    • Christian tensions with protesting tactics
  • Historical precedents: Social activism can be very effective
    • Historical case study: the British abolitionist movement of the 18th and 19th centuries
  • Protests can be effective, but success is highly variable
  • Social movement success factors
    • Organisation, governance, and infrastructure
    • Number of participants
    • Harnessing external events
    • The WUNC scorecard
    • Complexity, Visibility, Scale and Power, Resistance
  • What protest strategies work?
    • Violence
    • Disruptive protests
    • Excursus: Radical Flank Effect
  • Funding social activism
  • Conclusions and recommendations
    • Practical take-aways for would-be activists
    • Recommendations for decision-makers
    • Career Recommendations
    • Recommended resources

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