Further to this: a key point of South African divestment was people didn't buy products from South Africa, or form partnerships with their institutions. Depend

Further to this: a key point of South African divestment was people didn't buy products from South Africa, or form partnerships with their institutions. Depending on how liquid a product was, this type of action can have real consequences. Eg: * boycotting a specific type of industrial product mainly bought in Europe = big impact * Boycotting wheat = small impact, this is easily sold elsewhere * Boycotting sports term = big impact. Often only one league matters Shared are quite liquid. Likewise, a boycott of a specific oil company would do little to thwart oil use. Not buying oil itself actually has some impact, by shifting the demand curve.