Spatial and Temporal Proximity: Examining the Effects of Protests on Political Attitudes

Sophia J. Wallace, Chris Zepeda‐Millán and Michael Jones‐Correa

American Journal of Political Science, 2014, vol. 58, issue 2, 433-448

Abstract: This article utilizes data from the Latino National Survey (2006) to analyze temporal and spatial variation in the effects of the immigrant rights marches in 2006 on Latino attitudes towards trust in government and self‐efficacy. Using a unique protest dataset, we examine the effects of proximity and scale by mapping respondents’ specific geographic location against the location of the marches as well as size of the protests using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). We find that local proximity to small marches had a positive impact on feelings of efficacy, whereas large‐scale protests led to lower feelings of efficacy. The results shed light on the role localized political events can play in shaping feelings towards government, the importance of conceptions of space and time to the study of social movements, and the positive outcomes that can result from contentious politics.

Date: 2014
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