
OpinionMarch 16, 2021
How ‘Good’ Social Movements Can Triumph over ‘Bad’ Ones
Social scientists have identified factors shaping the likelihood that emancipatory social movements will succeed in bringing tangible change
Michael Schwartz is Distinguished Teaching Professor, Emeritus, at Stony Brook University. His recent work includes (with Joshua Murray) Wrecked: How the American Automobile Industry Destroyed its Capacity to Compete and (with Kevin Young and Tarun Banerjee), Levers of Power: How the 1% Rule and What the 99% Can Do About It.

How ‘Good’ Social Movements Can Triumph over ‘Bad’ Ones
Social scientists have identified factors shaping the likelihood that emancipatory social movements will succeed in bringing tangible change