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Michael Biggs studies collective action, especially when people choose extraordinary actions in defiance of powerful structures. He uses eventful data and spatial analysis to explore topics such as strikes, sit-ins, hunger strikes, and the extreme right.
Articles 1–20. Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Oxford - Cited by 3,750 - social movements - collective protest.
Michael Biggs B.A. Hons (Victoria University of Wellington), Ph.D. (Harvard) Associate Professor of Sociology and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford . Publications Curriculum vitae Teaching: Sociological Theory; Social Movements; Critical Social Theory and Its Impact; Political Sociology
Dr Michael Biggs, Associate Professor of Sociology at the The University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Cross College, has been a key player in shedding light on the research about puberty...
Jun 6, 2021 · We are pleased to announce that Michael Biggs, Associate Professor of Sociology at St Cross College, Oxford University, is joining the Sex Matters Board of Directors.
Feb 27, 2024 · An airman who died after setting himself on fire wrote that he was protesting Israel's war in Gaza. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to scholar Michael Biggs about the history of self-immolation as...
Dr Michael Biggs Fellow Associate Professor of Sociology Profile. My research centres on social movements and political protest. While ranging widely in subject and method, it is animated by two theoretical puzzles. The first puzzle is the volatility of collective protest: why a mass movement can emerge suddenly, appear powerful, and yet ...
