Occupation: Organizer: A Critical History of Community Organizing in America

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A trenchant history of community organizing and a must-readfor the next generation of organizers seeking to learn fromthe successes, failures, and contradictions of the past.

The community organizing tradition is long overdue for reexamination. InOccupation: Organizerwork as part of the community, rather than standing apart from it.

Petitjean insists, can we learn to build durable, effective organizations for change.

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Clment Petitjean is an associate professor of American studies at the Universit Panthon Sorbonne in Paris. He holds a PhD in sociology. His writing has appeared in academic journals and popular outlets like Jacobin, Contretemps, and Le Monde diplomatique.