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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSocial media is still powerful in Egypt
Could social media help build another uprising soon?
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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: TransformationAnother Politics—from anti-colonial to Occupy
Chris Dixon’s new book identifies four principles that underpin the success of transformative social movements.
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Published in: TransformationHow Florida farm-workers won fairer pay from America's biggest food companies
"This is not a film about oppression. It's actually about transformation."
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Published in: TransformationThe ordinary, extraordinary life of David Hartsough
Nonviolent action is a seamless part of the rhythm of life. A review of Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a...
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Published in: TransformationAn unexpected cloud of witnesses: Sister Rice replies
Collective recognition is more important than the raising up of icons: there is no mastermind in the transformation...
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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 movements
The fluctuating cycles of popular movements can’t be avoided, so how do activists translate periods of peak activity...
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Published in: TransformationStructuring our beloved communities?
If we believe that changing the world involves changing the kinds of relationships we have with one another, what’s...
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Published in: TransformationWhy social media won’t transform our politics
Is there a sweet spot between online and offline activism?
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Published in: TransformationWhen the pillars fall: how social movements can win more victories like same-sex marriage
In only ten years, widespread opposition to same-sex marriage in the USA has been transformed into equally...