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Stories by Dana R. Fisher

Dana R. Fisher is assistant professor of sociology at Columbia University, and author of Activism, Inc.: How the Outsourcing of Grassroots Campaigns Is Strangling Progressive Politics in America.

The Activism Industry

Progressive groups are outsourcing their grassroots canvassing to national organizations. What happens when paid employees replace committed activists?
Posted on Sep 19, 2006, Source: The American Prospect