Alexandra Stein

Alexandra Stein, Ph.D., is associate lecturer in the department of psychological sciences at Birkbeck College, London. She is the author of Inside Out: A memoir of entering and breaking out of a Minneapolis political cult (North Star Press. 2002), and runs a cult recovery support group

Lambeth's political cult: the lessons

The experience of control and domination among a former radical group in south London must be understood in its true reality, says Alexandra Stein, a former cult member and now an academic.

By Alexandra Stein

/ 28 Nov 2013

Occupy, and the common good

"This is what I know about Occupy, what I have experienced." Alexandra Stein, moving between Minneapolis and London, inhabiting the reclaimed public spaces that Occupy opened up, reflects on the movement's influence and potential.

By Alexandra Stein

/ 28 Jun 2012

The human dimension: a response to Gitlin and Monbiot

Todd Gitlin warns of the perils of sectarianism in Letters to a Young Activist, and in his conversation with George Monbiot on openDemocracy he reminds us of the vulnerability of

By Alexandra Stein

/ 17 Sep 2003