Petitioning Facebook for a Name Change for Your Business PageCindy Ratzlaff
Will HappePrinceton UniversityLarry GouldUniversity of HartfordRoger CohenDurangoRobert H. AustinPrinceton UniversityNatureSinger, S.F., Lewis, H., Happer, W., Gould, L., Cohen, R. and Austin, R.H. (2009) `Petitioning for a revised statement on climate change', Nature, doi:10.1038/4604...
Topics discussed include the views of Kellie Dupree, director of programs for the liberal Ballot Initiative Strategy Center; the views of Matt Walter of Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) on the formation of the Center for Conservative Initiatives; and t...
Focuses on the efforts of the Venezuelan opposition to force President Hugo Chavez out of office, through a petition drive between November 28 and December 1, 2003 which aims to gather signatures required to force a recall referendum. Number of signatures needed for a recall referendum; Worst-...
Crowdsourcing Change: A Novel Vantage Point for Investigating Online Petitioning PlatformsThe internet connects people who are spatially and temporally separated. One result is new modes of reaching out to, organizing and mobilizing people, including online activism. Internet platforms......
These platforms are open to everyone; any individual or group who is affected by a problem or disappointed with the status quo, can raise awareness for or against corporate or government policies. Such platforms can empower ordinary citizens to bring about social change, by leveraging support from...
Tom Murray