• California State University East Bay

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  • Cracks in the Ivory Tower: Building Structures and 

    Strategies Within Student Activist Organizations


    Data collected from this confidential survey will be used for completion of a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at California State University East Bay. The information gathered will be used for research on student activism and campus organizing conditions. The survey questions will be about your experiences as an activist and the tactics of your organization. 


    You have been invited to participate because you are a student at a Northern California university and have experience with activism or political organizing on campus.


    You must be 18 years of age or older to participate. There is a risk that you might feel some discomfort in answering these questions, and you may stop participating at any time or refuse to answer any question. If you do not wish to participate, you may simply return the blank survey, with no penalty to yourself. If you do participate, submission of the survey indicates your consent to the above conditions. Please do not enter your name anywhere within this form. 


    The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. 


    Questions or concerns should be directed to any of the following:

    Principal investigator: Ray Toad at r.hrbrt847@gmail.com 

    Research advisor: Professor Duke Austin at duke.austin@csueastbay.edu

    Institution: CSUEB Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at irb@csueastbay.edu or 510-885-4212.

     

    Mental health resources geared towards activists and general support can be found at the following links:

    https://www.activism.wtf/mental-health

    https://www.hrresilience.org/tools--trainings.html 

    https://www.nami.org/

     

    Resources for navigating campus repression can be found at the following links:

    https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/what-are-my-rights-campus

    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/surveillance-defense-campus-protests


    If you agree to be in this study, click 'next' to begin!

  • Demographic information

  • 2. What is your gender?
  • 4. What is your race? You may select more than one option.
  • 8. Are you a college student now?

  • Student activism

  • 11. How many members does your student activist group currently have?
  • 13. How difficult is it to maintain consistent participation among members in organizing activities?
  • 14. To what extent do you agree with the following statement: “My social network is an important part of my political engagement”
  • 15. What type of social connections are most influential in encouraging you to participate in organizing efforts and events? You may select more than one option.

  • Campus conditions

  • 16. How often do institutional policies (e.g., student conduct codes) hinder or prevent your organizing work?
  • 17. How often does campus culture make conducting outreach more difficult?
  • 18. How frequently does your group use campus resources to engage in organizing work?
  • 19. How difficult is it to access campus resources when conducting explicit organizing work?

  • Tactics

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  • 21. How effective are your organization’s methods for achieving its goals?
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  • 23. How effective are your organization’s outreach methods in recruiting new members?
  • 24. How important are digital tools (eg. shared documents, video calls, digital calendars) in coordinating organizing efforts?
  • 25. How important are material tools (eg. flyers, sign-up sheets, physical media) in coordinating organizing efforts?

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