Lynn is the founder and executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women. She combines legal advocacy with organizing and public education work and has published numerous articles in journals and popular venues. In 2011, John Jay College of Criminal Justice awarded her an honorary doctorate.
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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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- Activism in Latin America (8)
- Daily Disruption (312)
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- Digital Media in Activism (9)
- Emerging Stars in Social Movement Research (25)
- Emotion in Motion (10)
- Global Climate Movement (6)
- Great Books for Summer Reading (12)
- Great Books for Summer Reading 2013 (8)
- Great Books for Summer Reading 2014 (10)
- Great Books for Summer Reading 2015 (2)
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- Ground Wars and the 2012 Elections (10)
- Hackers: Freedom Fighters or Danger to Society (8)
- How Organizations Develop Activists (13)
- Immigrants and Refugees (14)
- Informing Activists (25)
- Is Terrorism a Form of Activism? (12)
- Latin American Movements (12)
- LGBT Activism: Has the Tide Turned? (7)
- Movements and the Courts (12)
- Movements in East and Southeast Asia (12)
- New Ways to Define Activism (14)
- Organizational Theory and Social Movements (8)
- Origins of Social Movements (14)
- Outcomes of OWS (13)
- Pedagogy of Social Movements (11)
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- Religion and Activism (10)
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- Social Movement Leadership (9)
- Social Movements and Elections (10)
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- Student Activism in Social Movements (11)
- Tea Party and the Primaries (8)
- The Arab Spring Six Years Later (9)
- The Iraq War Protests: 10 Years Later (10)
- Violent State Repression (9)
- Uncategorized (70)
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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
- Kai Heidemann
- The Unseen Effectiveness of Social Movements and Protests
- The Role of the Arts in Political Protest
- The Problem with Research on Activism
- Failed Movements and Movement Failures
- What would class-inclusive anti-racism look like?
- Social Movement Leadership: Part 2
- Student Movements and the Power of Disruption
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