Gardner, Peter Robert, Carvalho, Tiago and Valenstain, Maria (2022) Spreading rebellion?:The rise of Extinction Rebellion chapters across the world. Environmental Sociology. ISSN 2325-1042
Abstract
This article offers an analysis of social movement transnationalisation, using Extinction Rebellion as its case study. In order to investigate the temporal and geographical dynamics of Extinction Rebellion’s transnational diffusion, and the interaction of these dynamics with protest events, we draw on two primary datasets: one describing where and when all 1265 of the movement’s local groups emerged globally, the other containing all major protest events with which it is associated. We contend that although Extinction Rebellion has been impressively international from its early stages, the highest density of local groups – or “chapters” – is found in Western Europe and the Anglosphere. Drawing on della Porta’s theory of “eventful protest”, we argue that peaks in the creation of new local groups across the world followed major protest events. Hence, we argue that Extinction Rebellion protests were instrumental in the movement’s own transnational diffusion. The data also reveal that the period from early 2020 to June 2021 (the time of data collection) represented a nadir in new chapter creation, indicating a possible COVID-19 effect in the movement’s diffusion.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s) |
Keywords: | Environmental movements,Transnationalisation,Contentious politics,eventful protest,climate change politics |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jun 2022 16:10 |
Last Modified: | 25 Feb 2025 00:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2022.2094995 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/23251042.2022.2094995 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188487 |
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