The world is in the midst of a digital revolution. The new tools of social media have reinvented social activism. The purpose of the paper is to provide a framework and terminology to use when referring to digital activism and to provide and understanding of the fundamental difference between traditional activism as it existed for decades and as it has now transformed itself into a sharper and ...

Using a large sample of loans initiated by firms targeted by hedge fund activists during 19942008, we show that hedge fund activism has significant impacts on firms’ bank loan contracts. After the targeting announcement and relative to firms that are not targeted, the targeted firms pay significantly higher spreads, are more likely to be required to secure their loans, face more covenant restri...

Social media have emerged as an important tool to spur political commitment, civic engagement, and different forms of political activism. Previous research characterizes online activism as very ad hoc and formed on political ties through spontaneous and temporal affinity networks. We extend this work by examining online activism through the theories of impulse behavior and social movements. We ...

The decline of party membership and party activism in European Democracies has been well established, but this phenomenon has not been effectively explained. This is partly because a full test of any explanation requires longitudinal comparative survey data which does not exist. This paper suggests that generational replacement explains the decline of party activism, so that existing party acti...

This study provides a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between Openness and political orientation and activism in Europe. Analyses were conducted on the 4 waves of the European Social Survey, including large representative samples in up to 26 European countries (total N > 175,000). In line with previous studies, a robust, positive relationship between Openness and left-wing polit...

This chapter illustrates how student activism, taken in the context of the student voice, can be harnessed as a way of enhancing the quality of educational provision in higher education. Agenda 2063 of the African Commission recognizes equitable access to quality higher education as critical for national development. In the face of an increase in stu‐ dent protests and the resultant destruction...

Title of Document: ACTIVISM AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COLLEGE STUDENT ACTIVISM INVOLVEMENT AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY Jeremy Dale Page, Doctor of Philosophy, 2010 Directed By: Professor Susan R. Komives Department of Counseling and Personnel Services The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between participation in student ...

I develop a model of activism and polarization in the context of electoral competition. Two candidates simultaneously announce policy platforms and seek the support of ideologically inclined party activists. Activists compete to influence electoral outcomes by expending costly support for their respective candidates. I show that the presence of activists always moderates the platform choice of ...

Unintended pregnancy is a health problem that is particularly important in the practice of public health nurses (PHNs). Data from 844 PHNs showed that they were likely to practice in settings that incorporate family planning services and were knowledgeable about specific family planning methods. They favored family planning services and an expanded supportive government role in both family plan...