Bringing together several well-known scholars, this volume offers an assessment of the consequences of social movements in Western countries. Policy, institutio

People protest to try to change the world, because they think they can help change the world, and sometimes they do. But not by themselves, and generally not ju

Social movements and popular struggle are a central part of today’s world, but often neglected or misunderstood by media commentary as well as experts in othe

A new study of the personal, political, and institutional impacts of social movements.

When Movements Matter accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. The book tells the overlooked story of the Townsend Plan--a political organizat