Michael T. Heaney
Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods, University of Glasgow. Interests include social movements, protest, social networks, political parties, interest groups, the United States, Scotland, and Ireland.
- Materials for my Introduction to Network Analysis in R workshop are accessible using the following link: 1drv.ms/f/c/1836dd8b...
- I was very happy to be quoted today in The Atlantic in this excellent article by @galbeckerman.bsky.social: "Why It’s So Hard to Protest Trump 2.0." #50501Protest #protest www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
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- I am very happy that the journal American Behavioral Scientist has accepted my article for publication, which is titled "Nuclear Weapons, Protest, and American Political Parties,1944-2020." Key takeaways in comments. #nuclearweapons #protest #parties michaeltheaney.com/wp-content/u...
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- Science Magazine reported on the results of my surveys at Friday's Stand up for Science rally in Washington, DC. #StandUpForScience #StandUpforScience2025 #marchforscience www.science.org/content/arti...
- Demand the Immediate Release of Palestinian Student Activist Mahmoud Khalil from DHS detention actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
- Reposted by Michael T. HeaneyOur work is far from done—science is still under attack. We’ve got ideas, but we want to hear from you. What’s worrying you most? What should we do next? How can we grow this movement together? Fill out this quick form to share your thoughts & stay connected: forms.gle/7EEQMZUveXN9...
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- I now have emotional comparisons for anger, anxiety, & enthusiasm between #StandUpForScience2025 & the #MarchforScience (2017), based on surveys of participants at Washington, DC events. Anger and anxiety have increased, while enthusiasm has declined. #StandUpForScience
- "Thousands gather across U.S. and world in Stand Up for Science events" #StandUpForScience #StandUpForScience2025 www.science.org/content/arti...
- Surveys by my research teams at yesterday's #StandUpForScience rally and the 2017 #MarchforScience (both in Washington, DC) show that rally participants in 2025 reported significantly higher anxiety about politics and significantly lower enthusiasm about politics than they did in 2017.
- These photos are from today's Stand Up for Science rally today at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Photos are courtesy of Amy Kasper, who took them while she was conducting surveys for my research. #StandUpforScience2025 #StandUpForScience
- With Stand Up for Science taking place across the USA today, it is a great day to re-read the article that my collaborators and I wrote on "The science of contemporary street protest: New efforts in the United States." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #StandUpForScience #StandUpForScience2025
- Recently retired NIH Director Francis Collins played the guitar and a led a sing along at today's Stand Up for Science rally at the Lincoln Memorial. Photo extracted from PBS live stream. #StandUpforScience2025 #StandUpForScience #FrancisCollins #nationalinstitutesofhealth #PBS
- A sizeable crowd is presently gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to Stand Up for Science. #StandUpforScience2025 #StandUpForScience
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- These photos are from yesterday's Refuse Fascism rally in Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC. They were taken by Amy Kasper as she was leading a team of surveyors helping with my research. Thanks, Amy!
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- These excellent photos were taken yesterday by Amy Kasper at the Trans Unity Rally in Washington, DC where she was conducting surveys for my research. Thank you, Amy!
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- Reposted by Michael T. HeaneyThe DOGE Purge Isn’t About Efficiency—It’s an authoritarian tactic. I wrote a more in depth piece on the empirical evidence showing how liberal-leaning agencies are being disproportionately targeted and how this mirrors authoritarian strategies seen in Hungary and Turkey.
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- "[It is] likely enough that we are going to our doom . . . But if we stayed at home and did nothing, doom would find us anyway, sooner or later. . . . Aye, we may help the other peoples before we pass away." J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (1954), Page 486 (HarperCollinsPublishers 2011).
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