The Global Diffusion of the #MeToo Movement

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Why is the #MeToo movement very active in some countries but not in others? What factors encourage the transnational diffusion of digital feminist activism? Although transnational forces are important, we argue that domestic political opportunity structures play a more significant role than transnational influences in the country-level diffusion of #MeToo. We collected 35,211 global tweets and used Bayesian statistical modeling to test the implications of our theory. Our findings support the idea that as a country better protects its citizens’ political and civil rights and civil liberties, individuals in that country are more likely to engage in the #MeToo movement.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPolitics and Gender
Volume17
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)827-855
Number of pages29
ISSN1743-923X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Faculty of Social Sciences - #MeToo, digital feminist activism, protest, diffusion, political opportunity structures

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