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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION<\/p>\n
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I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Global Urban Studies Ph.D. program at Rutgers University-Newark. I earned an MA in International Affairs at New School University. I am an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Sociology and Urban Studies at Saint Peter\u2019s University.<\/p>\n
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My research investigates why and how social movements emerge. I examine the driving factors, and processes that orients and mobilizes groups of individuals to come together and mobilize.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My current research specifically focuses on the Evangelical church planting movement in the Philippines and the United States. I argue that faith, specifically the beliefs of the Christian faith leads to large-scale mobilization and the formation and spread of Christian churches.<\/p>\n
My study is part of a larger research agenda that explores social movement formation specifically religious social movements and the dynamic role and mobilization of faith communities within this contemporary globalizing context of the 21st century.<\/p>\n
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Being an active member in my local church is what led me to pursue my doctoral research. I observed how local churches carried out community initiatives like food drives, coat drives, ESL teaching, building houses and hosting after-school programs and vacation bible school for children. At the global level, state governments, international and non-governmental organizations are mobilizing to provide humanitarian aid, counseling, food, water and shelter, often relying on religious institutions like local churches to carry out much of the aid and project initiatives at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n
As an active church member, the experience of working together with various local and global organizations, and networking with different entities both in my surrounding community and in other parts of the world motivated me to dig deeper into understanding how cooperation can increase despite differences of interest.<\/p>\n
My research goal is to highlight not only the structures and networks of local churches but to also bring to the fore how religious beliefs motivates and mobilizes collective action. With this goal, I hope to move beyond a structural analysis of local churches and examine the cultural processes that lead faith communities to come together and act collectively. By doing so, my work is aimed towards deepening the discourse on collaboration in order to bridge divisions, increase cooperation, and generate a more profound impact on the work that local churches do.<\/p>\n
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Rutgers University<\/strong> New School University Saint Peter\u2019s University [\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”23px” module_alignment=”left” animation_style=”slide” animation_intensity_slide=”20%” animation_starting_opacity=”100%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KRISTINA MICU SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGIONI am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Global Urban Studies Ph.D. program at Rutgers University-Newark. I earned an MA in International Affairs at New School University. I am an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Sociology and Urban Studies at Saint Peter\u2019s University.My research investigates why and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1816","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1816"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1936,"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1816\/revisions\/1936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kristinamicu.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
May 2025
Ph.D. Candidate, Global Urban Studies
Collective Action, Social Movements & Religion<\/p>\n
<\/strong>May 2016
Master of Arts in International Affairs
Specialization: Conflict & Security<\/p>\n
<\/strong>May 2008
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Major: Sociology and Urban Studies<\/p>\n