Yanna Krupnikov, professor of communication and media, was recently quoted in USA Today. In the article, titled "Pop-up political protester: How one woman quit her job to hassle Trump nationwide," she offers insight into what drives some people toward political protest.
"You have this feeling of you have to tell others, you have to warn others," Krupnikov said. "For people who are deeply involved, political expression feels really immediate, feels like something important they can do. Politics is so abstract and disconnected, so huge, that sometimes it feels like the only thing we can do is express ourselves and hope others hear it."
