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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT190100258
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Popular Petitioning and Mass Democracy in the United States: a History. This project aims to investigate the neglected history of popular petitioning in the United States. Across the long nineteenth century, activists organised mass petition campaigns in support of causes as diverse as antislavery, suffrage and immigration restriction. In the twentieth century, however, petitioning dwindled. The project draws on this rich archive of activism to assess the role, impact and evolution of petitioning as a democratic tool. The expected outcome is a new perspective on a vital development: the emergence of mass democracy. Furthermore, the project should provide a critical historical framework for assessing modern-day claims about the digital petition and its power to bridge the gulf between citizens and government.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2020
End Date: 06-2024
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $839,871.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Historical Studies | North American History
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Understanding the Past of the Americas | Government and Politics not elsewhere classified |
