Articles by Leonhard Schmidt

August 30, 2023

Five years of ‘Fridays for Future’: but what future is there now for the movement?

Leonhard Schmidt

Carina Siebler, Leonhard Schmidt, Lennart Schürmann and Daniel Saldivia Gonzatti examine the success and changing strategy of the Fridays for Future movement. Under the impact of the pandemic and the rise of competing protest groups, the movement is adapting its strategy to advocate for social climate policies amid a changing political landscape

Leonhard Schmidt

PhD Candidate, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin

Leonhard holds a master’s degree in social sciences from Humboldt University.

His main research interests lie at the intersection of social movements and (populist) political parties.

He explores how parties can mobilise supporters through protests.

He tweets @leotschmidt

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