A clear, expert, and inspiring guide to social change, based on case studies of grassroots movements that won
An organizing guide in the tradition of Saul Alinsky’s classic Rules for Radicals, Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce’s Practical Radicals offers the same winning combination of history, theory, and strategy for a new generation of activists.
Through hard-hitting case studies, this ground-breaking book describes six sources of power for underdogs, and seven concrete methods that social movements can use to win: base-building, disruption, momentum, narrative shift, electoral work, inside-outside campaigns, and collective care.
Practical Radicals is based on interviews with leading organizers and showcases stories of diverse progressive movements and organizations that have won—from unions winning improvements in working people’s lives, to community organizations on the frontlines of the fight for racial justice, immigrant rights to coalitions winning elections in the states, and major policy wins for climate justice.
A book for activists, organizers, and any citizen hoping to join the fight for a better society, Practical Radicals is a deeply informed resource that is designed to set the stage for the next fifty years of changemaking.
- ISBN13 9781620978214
- Publish Date 21 December 2023
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The New Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English