Research Information
- O.U.R. Research Program: Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
- Major(s): Political Science, Minor: Law and Legal Studies
- Anticipated graduation year: Spring 2022
- Title: Micro-foundations and Transnational Anti-racist Protest
- Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. Brent E. Sasley
- Faculty Academic Department: Political Science
Abstract
After the death of George Floyd in May 2020, the United States saw BLM protests in all 50 states. We then saw a cascade effect in which anti-racist protests broke out around the world. Our research aims to find if these transnational protests were directly related to or inspired by the American BLM protests. Were the “local” protests about the concerns over racism in the US or discrimination and racism in their own countries, or a combination of the two? We want to investigate the connections between these protests and determine if a global anti-racist movement is emergin.