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On 18 July 2024, Southwark Crown Court handed down four- and five-year sentences to Just Stop Oil campaigners. Our survey shows the majority of the British public consider the sentences too harsh.Last week, five Just Stop Oil activists were found guilty of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance for planning direct…
Read full postInsulate Britain carried out a series of nonviolent disruptive actions on UK motorways between September and November 2021. Social Change Lab undertook an impact analysis of the campaign to assess the extent to which Insulate Britain achieved their aims and changed UK Government policy.
Read full postDirector (Maternity Cover)Social Change Lab is looking for a strategic leader passionate about social movements and research to join our team as interim Director. This role will be maternity cover for our current Director and will be a 12 month contract from July 2024.
Read full postThere are many examples in history of acts of civil disobedience that helped mobilise and energise sufficient numbers of people to usher in changes in public support for causes that previously looked rather hopeless.
Read full postWe’re excited to announce important new research on disruptive animal rights protests that Social Change Lab has been working on over the last few months. We investigated the short and longer-term impacts of Animal Rising’s protests at the Grand National horse race in 2023, by conducting nationally representative…
Read full postNote: This is a synthesised version of our research report on the Radical Flank Effect of Just Stop Oil. For the full research paper, you can see that here. SummarySocial Change Lab conducted nationally representative YouGov surveys, before and after a week-long campaign by Just Stop Oil to block the M25 motorway.
Read full postWe’ve been working on some interesting new research at Social Change Lab, which we’re looking forward to sharing with you here soon! In the meantime, please see below our latest Social Movement Digest with insights from across social movement research.
Read full postGuest post by Samuel Light Not a lot of people like Just Stop Oil. They would admit themselves that they can be annoying. Journalists and politicians spend a lot of time denouncing and criminalising their chosen forms of protest.
Read full postMy name is Mabli and I’m very pleased to introduce myself to you all as Social Change Lab’s new Director! As you will know, our founder James is moving on from the role, but will continue to be involved in our work as an adviser and member of our board of trustees.About me I was previously Deputy Director of the…
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