Dr. Rachel Einwohner

Biography

Rachel L. Einwohner is a political sociologist who specializes in social movements. Her research focuses on the dynamics of protest and resistance, exploring questions related to the emergence and effectiveness of protests, the role of gender identities in protest dynamics, and the sense of efficacy that protesters experience. She has conducted theoretically-driven analyses on a diverse set of movement cases, including the U.S. animal rights movement, the college-based anti-sweatshop movement, and Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. As part of an interdisciplinary research team, she uses Twitter data to examine diversity and inclusion in contemporary social movements. Her published work has appeared in notable journals such as the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, Social Problems, and Mobilization, receiving funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her latest book, 'Hope and Honor: Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust' (Oxford University Press, 2022), explores efforts to create resistance movements in Jewish ghettos under Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Vilna, and Łódź. She has also co-edited volumes including the 'Oxford Handbook of U.S. Women's Social Movement Activism' (with Holly J. McCammon, Verta Taylor, and Jo Reger; Oxford University Press, 2017) and 'Identity Work in Social Movements' (with Jo Reger and Daniel J. Myers; University of Minnesota Press, 2008). Additionally, she has served as Chair of the Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements of the American Sociological Association.

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