Progressive and Conservative Campus Activism

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
I. Introduction
     Definitions
     Why Focus on Campuses?
     Historical Background
     What Is Campus Activism?
     Using Social Movement Theory
     Our Approach
II. Findings
     1. On every campus small numbers of students are energetically
         engaged in activist work.
     2. Conservative and progressive students approach activism differently.
     3. Political mentors are absent from campus.
     4. Students are responding to issues of race, gender, and sexual
         orientation as they perceive them on campus.
     5. Debate is unpopular on campus.
     6. Using resources, mentors and incentives, national political
         organizations successfully influence campus groups.
     7. A 'leadership pipeline' exists on both the Left and the Right.
     8. Centrist students are not actively recruited by either
         conservatives or progressives
III. Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Study
IV. Appendices
     A. A Review of Literature on Campus Activism
     B. Sample Interview Guides and Questionnaires
     C. Methodology
V. End Notes
VI. Resource Directories
VII. Bibliography