The study is significant as it is the first to leverage real-time public responses to an actual protest, providing clearer insights into the 'radical flank effect'.
Researchers found that following the disruptive actions by Just Stop Oil, support for Friends of the Earth increased by 3.3%, indicating the potential benefits of fringe activism.
Markus Ostarek emphasizes that previous discussions about disruptive protests have relied on intuition; this study offers empirical evidence to support the radical flank theory.
Support for conventional environmental groups can indeed rise after high-profile protests, highlighting the intertwining dynamics between radical and moderate activism.
Collection
[
|
...
]