TR Voluntas D0I10.1007/s11266-015-9610-2 CrossMark INTERNATIONAL SOCIETT FOR THIRD-SECTOR RESEARCH ORIGINAL PAPER Becoming Public:Tactical Innovation in the Beijing Anti-domestic Violence Movement Stephanie BrauerI International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University 2015 Abstract Since 2011,a new mobilization strategy has emerged in the Beijing anti- domestic violence (ADV)movement:performance art public interest advocacy, consisting of live performances in public places for public audiences (A CDB special report,2013).Drawing on the social movement literature,particularly concepts of political opportunity and mobilizing structure,framing strategy,and tactical innovation (Political process and the development of black insurgency, 1930-1970,2nd edn,1999;Dynamics of contention,2001),this article investigates the following questions:What was the rationale behind the introduction of per- formance art advocacy into the tactical repertoire of Beijing ADV organizations, and what impact has this tactic had on the Beijing ADV movement?Based on content analysis of 14 semi-structured interviews with ADV movement activists and media reports,it will illustrate that this innovative strategy relied heavily on pro- fessional Beijing ADV organizations;performance art public interest advocacy broadened and mobilized the Beijing ADV movement to work toward improved legal protections against DV,triggered nationwide responses,and improved citi- zens'awareness of DV. Resume Depuis 2011,une nouvelle strategie de mobilisation a vu le jour dans le mouvement de lutte contre la violence familiale de Beijing:la defense de I'interet public des performances artistiques,qui consiste en cing spectacles donnes dans des lieux publics pour des audiences publiques (CDB 2013).S'appuyant sur les litteratures en faveur des mouvements sociaux,en particulier les notions d'oppor- tunite politique et les structures de mobilisation,I'encadrement de strategies et ☒Stephanie Brauer braeuer@uni-muenster.de EFESEIIS-Project,Research Training Group Risk and East Asia,Institute of Political Science, University of Muinster,Schlossplatz 2,Munster,Germany Published online:24 June 2015 ②SpringerORIGINAL PAPER Becoming Public: Tactical Innovation in the Beijing Anti-domestic Violence Movement Stephanie Bräuer1 © International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University 2015 Abstract Since 2011, a new mobilization strategy has emerged in the Beijing anti￾domestic violence (ADV) movement: performance art public interest advocacy, consisting of live performances in public places for public audiences (A CDB special report, 2013). Drawing on the social movement literature, particularly concepts of political opportunity and mobilizing structure, framing strategy, and tactical innovation (Political process and the development of black insurgency, 1930–1970, 2nd edn, 1999; Dynamics of contention, 2001), this article investigates the following questions: What was the rationale behind the introduction of per￾formance art advocacy into the tactical repertoire of Beijing ADV organizations, and what impact has this tactic had on the Beijing ADV movement? Based on content analysis of 14 semi-structured interviews with ADV movement activists and media reports, it will illustrate that this innovative strategy relied heavily on pro￾fessional Beijing ADV organizations; performance art public interest advocacy broadened and mobilized the Beijing ADV movement to work toward improved legal protections against DV, triggered nationwide responses, and improved citi￾zens’ awareness of DV. Résumé Depuis 2011, une nouvelle strate´gie de mobilisation a vu le jour dans le mouvement de lutte contre la violence familiale de Beijing: la de´fense de l’inte´reˆt public des performances artistiques, qui consiste en cinq spectacles donne´s dans des lieux publics pour des audiences publiques (CDB 2013). S’appuyant sur les litte´ratures en faveur des mouvements sociaux, en particulier les notions d’oppor￾tunite´ politique et les structures de mobilisation, l’encadrement de strate´gies et & Stephanie Bra¨uer braeuer@uni-muenster.de 1 EFESEIIS - Project, Research Training Group Risk and East Asia, Institute of Political Science, University of Mu¨nster, Schlossplatz 2, Mu¨nster, Germany 123 Voluntas DOI 10.1007/s11266-015-9610-2