White Activists and the Burnout of Activists of Color

By Paul Gorski

Resources

Chen, C., & Gorski, P. (2015). Burnout in social justice and human rights activists: Symptoms, causes, and implications. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 7(3), 366-390.

Cox, L. (2011). How do we keep going? Activist burnout and sustainability in social movements. Helsinki: Into-ebooks.

Gorski, P. (2015). Relieving burnout and the ‘martyr syndrome’ among social justice education activists: The implications and effects of mindfulness. Urban Review, 47, 696-716.

Klandermans, B. (2003). ‘Disengaging from movements’. In J. Goodwin & J. M. Jasper (eds.), The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts. Malden, MA: Blackwell: 116-127.