The Radical Imagination in Reactionary Times
New Books in Sociology
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Reimagining Social Movement Research
The speakers critique the dominant paradigm of social movement research and its focus on formal, elevated spaces, which reinforces ruling class power relationships and overlooks grassroots politics. They introduce their own approach, which involves studying and dignifying social movements while facilitating transversal conversations and sparking the radical imagination. They also emphasize the importance of alternative ways of organizing and building movements, and the need to challenge traditional success metrics.
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