case study
‘Stop the War’ coalition: Amanda Tattersall interview
In 2003 an estimated 250,000 people marched in Sydney against the Iraq war — the biggest demonstration the city had ever seen. A few days later a much smaller group of demonstrators met at the same place to campaign for public education. The first protest was...
Inspiring article about the Bulgarian environment movement
Efforts to contain the rallies proved futile. The next day, the number of protesters had doubled. Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, at first stood firm, insisting that nothing could stop investment in winter tourism.
When greens eat themselves
The two biggest criticisms of ‘Say Yes’ from both inside and outside the coalition were that “we were speaking to ourselves” or that we were speaking only to “the politicians in Canberra”… A fascinating article on the 2011...
Farmworker Movement: Primary source accounts by the UFW volunteers who built the movement
This project seeks to compile and publish primary source accounts from the volunteers who worked with Cesar Chavez to build his farmworker movement during the period, 1962-1993. Si Se Puede! (Yes, we can!)
How to campaign like Obama
Obama’s 2008 campaign for the US presidency is widely viewed as one of the most effective campaigns ever run. Campaigners around the world are looking to learn from it. Here’s some help to debunking the myths.
Give racism the finger (campaign evaluation)
Campaign evaluations are few and far between. Relatively few campaigners even document their campaigns! We’re pleased to link to Priscilla Brice-Weller’s evaluation of the ‘Give racism the finger’ campaign.
Citizen activism and the public interest lobby
An excellent case study that describes the principal anti-arms trade campaigns on going and some lessons derived from those efforts. It also highlights effective outreach and lobby tactics employed by citizen groups across the country.
Book burning party (campaign case study)
A great case study of a campaign that effectively mobilised online and offline (in a quick set of slides).
Beating Goliath a resource for corporate campaigners
‘Beating Goliath’ gathers case studies from previous successful campaigns against corporations, looking at how they won and what we can learn from them.
Rethinking deliberative governance: dissecting the Queensland landclearing campaign
The remarkable campaign highlights an apparent rupture between the discourses and practices of deliberative governance and adversarial power politics. The orthodox processes of consensus politics were rejected as inadequate by conservationists in favour of a strategic...
Om Gaia dudes: The North East Forest Alliances’s old growth forest campaign
Aidan Ricketts’ (2003) analysis of NEFA’s forest campaign, based on activist interviews. Published in Wilson H (ed) Belonging In the Rainbow Region, SCU Press, Lismore.
Power Shifting Towards Tomorrow
Anna Rose reflects how, in 2005, students from the University of Sydney began a campaign to make their university’s Administration clean up their act on climate change. The campaign, called Green Campus Now, called on the Vice Chancellor to commit to purchasing...
Investment Risk: An Amplification Tool for Social Movement Campaigns Globally and Locally
Aidan Ricketts’ latest offering examines emerging corporate campaigning models that have been employed in global campaigns and ways in which these techniques can be effectively deployed in local grassroots campaigns. His article focuses on the community campaign...
Wildlife Advocates
Monica Alba Murillo’s case study of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland.
I Vote and I Protect the Grey Nurse Shark Campaign
Estelle Gaillard’s case study of the grey nurse shark campaign led by the Australan Marine Conservation Society.
Protecting Pooh Corner
Nikki Parker and Simon Birrell (2007) describe the Friends of Pooh Corner campaign to stop private developers taking over ownership of an area valued by the local community. The short and successful campaign led to the area being managed as a bushland reserve for...
Beating a SLAPP suit
Greg Ogle examines recent legal cases against Australian environmentalists – the lawsuit initiated by Tasmanian forestry giant Gunns Ltd, and the litigation proceedings by David Jones against the Australia Institute. How do these suits impact on public de