Tag: Research
Unions Join Unlikely Allies to Defend American Elections
Time Period: November 2020Location: United StatesMain Actors: AFL-CIO, SEIU, AFT, UNITE HERE, union membersTactics - Signed public statement - Declarations by organizations or institutions - Demonstrations - Assemblies of support...
Small Businesses Fuel the Fight for Freedom in Ukraine
Time Period: 1999 - 2005Location: UkraineMain Actors: Small- and medium-sized Ukrainian businesses; Anatoliy Kinakh and the League of Industrialists and EntrepreneursTactics - Material support - Institutional action - Generalized strikes ...
German Businesses Defend Democracy and Fight Extremism
Time Period: 2017-PresentLocation: GermanyMain Actors: WVIB, VDMA, Welcome Saxony, Business LeadersTactics - Civic Engagement - Media Outreach - Signed Letters of Support - Social Media Campaign Given their country’s history...
Venezuelan Businesses Fight a Rising Dictator
Time Period: November 2001 - April 2002Location: Venezuela, CaracasMain Actors: Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Production/Federación de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Producción de Venezuela (Fedecámaras)Tactics -...
A Missouri Chamber of Commerce Speaks up For Their Community
Time Period: 2020Location: United States, MissouriMain Actors: Joplin Area Chamber of CommerceTactics - Establishing new social patterns In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter...
Check My Ads Illuminates Authoritarian Advertising
Time Period: 2021-PresentLocation: United States, Online CampaignMain Actors: Check My Ads InstituteTactics Used - Online Boycotts - Social Media Campaigns - Newsletters In 2021, Nandini Jammi and Claire Atkin, two...
Wisconsin Business Leaders Ensure Fair Elections
Time Period: 2021-presentLocation: United States, WisconsinMain Actors: Wisconsin Business Leaders for DemocracyTactics - Civic Engagement - Media Outreach - Petitions - Questionnaires - Signed Letters of Support - Amicus Brief...
Comparative Caselets: The Civil Service as a Pillar of Support
Time Period: 1920-2023Location: USA, Canada, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, FijiMain Actors: Current and former Department of Justice employees; American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE); National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU); Transportation Safety Administration...
Clowns, Reverse Boycotts, and Involuntary Walkathons: How Communities are Making Political Violence Backfire
*This article was written by Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Just Security. The new dystopian Hollywood film, Civil War, has raised the specter of devastating violent conflict...
Calling in Calling Out
Building powerful movements for a just and democratic society requires tearing down the walls separating people and welcoming new people into the movement. It takes recognizing that individuals, shaped by...