Carol Skalnik Leff is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, the Department of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and the Department of Global Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is also the author of Elite Transformation in Post-Communist Europe.
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Dialogues and Disruptions
The content of Mobilizing Ideas occurs in two threads. The Essay Dialogue is an exchange on a salient topic, featuring insights from scholars and activists, occurring over the course of two months. The Daily Disruption is a blog covering social movements news, from current events to new research by emerging movements scholars. Use the menu at the top or the links below to access either of these full threads.Links to Dialogue Topics and the Daily Disruption
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- Hackers: Freedom Fighters or Danger to Society (8)
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Recent Dialogue and DD Posts
- The Practice of Social Movement Leadership
- Social Movement Leadership: Part 2
- Leading Movements, Being Signposts
- Blinded by Gender: The Study of Leadership Dilemmas and U.S. Feminism
- Leadership and Conflict in Online Forums
- “Leader” Should Be Plural
- Informing Activists: What are the different types of leadership I can choose from?
- Social Movement Leadership
- Coalition-Building through “Everyday” Social Movement Leadership
- Just What Do We Mean by Leadership Anyway?
- Race, Gender, and the Study of Far Right Social Movements: An Interview with Kathleen Blee
- New Documentary Film – The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets
Top Posts & Pages
- The Practice of Social Movement Leadership
- Social Movements: How People Make History
- The Role of the Arts in Political Protest
- Music matters to social movements and in a number of ways, but can we use it to advance our understanding of emotions and the body?
- The Unseen Effectiveness of Social Movements and Protests
- Failed Movements and Movement Failures
- A Multi-Stage Approach to Social Movements
- “It’s my pain that drives me to action:” Israelis and Palestinians Working for Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation
- Just What Do We Mean by Leadership Anyway?
- Leadership and Conflict in Online Forums
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