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William Galston

William Galston
Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
Politics

The Growing Power of American Social Movements

And why elites still matter

March 29, 2022 • by William Galston
Social movements often fail, the scope of their concerns is limited, and their impact on parties is cyclical, rather than ever-expanding.  ...

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