Promoting progressive movements for political, economic, and social changes, this book pursues the prospects for progressive political movements in the 21st century.

Public Administration Review

John Berg has brought together an impressive array of activist scholars with an eye toward nurturing the blend of theory and practice necessary to promote progressive movements for political, economic and social change. The selections in this volume have the courage to value democracy. Taken together they offer valuable insight into the possibilities of rendering centripetal the centrifugal forces that often threaten to scatter political movements whose collective energy and vision are vital to the future of democracy itself.

William F. Grover, Saint Michael's College

This is a superb volume. John Berg has assembled an impressive cast of authors to produce an exhaustive and timely survey of progressive political movements in the United States today. This will be essential reading for all students of social and political protest and for all those committed to progressive democratic politics.

Colin Hay, University of Birmingham, U.K.

The chapters invoke a broad range of theoretical perspectives and employ a variety of forms of analysis. Recommended.

Choice Reviews

Wondering what the so-called progressive groups have been doing in recent years? In this volume edited by John Berg, nine such organizations are nicely profiled by a variety of scholar-activists. It gave me a whole new appreciation for the world of 'leftist' activists and the causes they advocate in the new millennium. It is a must-read for all those who follow or study the role of groups in American politics.

Ronald J. Hrebenar, University of Utah, author of Interest Group Politics in America University of Utah, author of Interest Group Politics in Amer

The case studies are informative, engaging, and follow a similar format, which is useful in making comparisons. This collection could work well in a social movements class.

Contemporary Sociology