Mark Engler is a writer based in Philadelphia and an editorial board member at Dissent. Paul Engler is a co-founder of Momentum Training, which instructs hundreds of activists each year in the principles of effective protest. Their new book This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century, has just been published. They can be reached via their website.
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Published in: TransformationWhy targeting corporate Democrats is part of the fight against Donald TrumpTrump rose to the presidency by railing against the Washington establishment. The Democratic Party’s propensity for...
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Published in: TransformationThe transformative power of democratic uprisingsEvery so often an outburst of resistance seems to break open a world of possibilities, but what makes the difference?
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Published in: TransformationWhat makes nonviolent movements explode?The emergence of social movements is a product of two powerful forces working in tandem: disruption and sacrifice.
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Published in: TransformationHow did Gandhi win?What underpins the transformative impact of campaigning? Short term success or failure may be a poor guide to the future.
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Published in: TransformationSurviving the ups and downs of social movementsThe fluctuating cycles of popular movements can’t be avoided, so how do activists translate periods of peak activity...
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Published in: TransformationWhen the pillars fall: how social movements can win more victories like same-sex marriageIn only ten years, widespread opposition to same-sex marriage in the USA has been transformed into equally...