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Our talented Center folks are constantly working on new research and the production of new works. Here are some of our recent compositions of which we are very proud.

Publication spotlight

Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence

Ben Case's 2022 book Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence works to bridge the divide between academia and activism, articulating the variety of ways in which people struggle for liberation.

Book Launch Event

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Books and Book Chapters

Calhoun, C., & Fong, B. Y. (Eds.). (2022). The Green New Deal and the Future of Work (p. 384 Pages). Columbia University Press.

Calhoun, C., Gaonkar, D. P., & Taylor, C. (2022). Degenerations of Democracy. Harvard University Press.

Case, B. (2022). Antisemitism and the Origins of Totalitarianism. In S. Burley (Ed.), ¡No Pasarán! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis (pp. 357–376). AK Press.

Case, B. (2022) Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence. AK Press.

Fong, B. Y. (2023) Quick Fixes: Drugs and America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge. Verso Books.

McQuarrie, M. (2020). Race, Participation, and Institutional Transformation in the Neoliberal City Black Politics in Cleveland, 1965– 2010. In A. J. Diamond & T. J. Sugrue (Eds.), Neoliberal Cities (pp. 173–206). New York University Press.

Shabazz, R. (2023) Biography of a Sound-- Prince, Place, and the Hidden History of the Minneapolis Sound. University of Texas Press.

Vega, S. (2022). Latina/o Mormons Spanish-Speaking Saints Negotiating Identity in the Desert. In F. Hinojosa, M. Elmore, & S. M. González (Eds.), Faith and Power: Latino Religious Politics Since 1945 (pp. 94–118). New York University Press.

Scholarly Articles

Banerjee, T., & Case, B. (2020). The Leverage of Protest: Market, Media, and Reputational Disruption in Social Movement Success. Sociological Forum, 35(1), 95–125.

Case, B. (2017). Social Movement Ecology and Its Implications: Unpacking the Natural Metaphor. Berkeley Journal of Sociology. 61: 76-87.

Case, B. (2021). Contentious Effervescence: The Subjective Experience of Rioting. Mobilization, 26(2), 179–196.

da Cruz, N. F., Rode, P., & McQuarrie, M. (2019). New urban governance: A review of current themes and future priorities. Journal of Urban Affairs, 41(1), 1–19.

Fong, B. Y., & Naschek, M. (2021). NGOism: The Politics of the Third Sector. Catalyst, 5(1).

Offenbacher, C., & Fong, B. Y. (2022). Occupy in Retrospect. Catalyst, 5(4).

Payraudeau, M. (2021). Delivering Precarity: Food Delivery Gig Workers, the Façade of Flexibility, and the Future of Work. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Vega, S. (2019). Intersectional hermanas: LDS Latinas navigate faith, leadership and sisterhood. Latino Studies, 17(1), 27–47.

Popular articles

Case, B. (2020.) "The Thailand Uprising: Rubber Ducks Against Royalty." ROAR.

Case, B. (2021). Speaking of Riots: The Complicated Reality of Violence vs. Nonviolence. Political Violence at a Glance.

Case, B., A. Weintraub, and J. Gold. (2021). "We Are Jews from Pittsburgh: Please Don't Use the Tree of Life Tragedy for Political Gain." The Forward.

Case, B. (2022). The coming era of direct action. Resistance Studies.

Case, B. (2022). Initiative Campaigns Bridge Partisan Divides. Convergence.

Case, B., & McQuarrie, M. (2022). Ballot initiatives reveal a battle between voters and legislators. London School of Economics | USAPP.

Case, B., & McQuarrie, M. (2022). The Left Won Big on Ballot Initiatives. That’s Why They’re Under Attack. Jacobin. https://jacobin.com/2022/11/state-ballot-measures-abortion-marijuana-medicaid

Fong, B. Y. (2021). Knowledge Is Not Power: Why Cigarettes Still Appeal. Current Affairs.

Fong, B. Y. (2022). The Psychedelic Renaissance Is on the Verge of an Uneasy Enlightenment. Jacobin.

McQuarrie, M. & Case, B. (2022). Ballot Initiatives Are the Hidden Voting Rights Issue in This Election Cycle. Jacobin.

In the News

Cain, A. (Host). (2019). Sujey Vega. Profiles. Indiana Public Media.

Fong, B. Y. (2020). Opinion | Teaching Racial Justice Isn’t Racial Justice. The New York Times.

Gilger, L. (Host). (2022). Why 2022 has become the year for unions. [Audio podcast episode]. In KJZZ. National Public Radio.

Greguska, E. (2018). Mural paints true picture of immigration. ASU News.

Hawkins, M. (2022). Introducing Jeanelle Austin, ASU’s inaugural activist-in-residence. ASU News.

Hendricks, T. (2021). ASU professor creates ‘George Floyd Square’ documentary. 12 News.

Lybeck, E. (Host). (2019). Michael McQuarrie (LSE) (No. 1). [Audio podcast episode]. The Civic Sociologist. Podbean.

McQuarrie, M., & Case, B. (2022). Silencing the majority: Citizen initiatives are under attack in Arizona. AZ Mirror.

What George Floyd Square is all about. (2021). In Arizona PBS.