Ben Manski

Books in Progress

Manski, Ben. “The Constitutional Revolution.” Routledge, New York City. (forthcoming).

Peer Reviewed Journals

Collins, Mary and Simone Pulver, Dustin Hill, and Ben Manski. 2020. “Characterizing Disproportionality in Facility-Level Toxic Releases in U.S. Manufacturing, 1998-2012.” Environmental Research Letters 15(6):064002.

Manski, Ben, Hillary Lazar, and Suren Moodliar. 2020. “The Millennial Turns and the New Period: An Introduction.” Socialism  &  Democracy 34(1):1-50.

Fletcher, Bill and Ben Manski. 2020. “Reflections on Organized Labor, the Black Radical Congress, and Building a United Front.” Socialism and Democracy 34(1):242-255.

Stockwell, Norman and Ben Manski. 2020. “Indymedia and Media Activism at the Turn of the Millennium.” Socialism  & Democracy  34(1):216-227.

Manski, Ben and Jackie Smith. 2019. “Introduction: The Dynamics and Terrains of Local Democracy and Corporate Power in the 21st Century.” Journal of World-Systems Research 25(1):6-14. 

Manski, Sarah and Ben Manski. 2018. “No Gods, No Masters, No Coders? The Future of Sovereignty in a Blockchain World.” Law & Critique, 29(2):151-162.

Manski, Ben. 2015. “The Democratic Turn of the Century: Learning from the U.S. Democracy Movement.” Socialism  &  Democracy 29(1):2-16.

Manski, Ben. 2014. “Seattle Uprising Still a Force in World Events, 15 Years Later.” Berkeley Journal of Sociology.

Manski, Ben. 2004. “The Massacre in Miami.” Socialism  &  Democracy 18(1):249-253.

 

Chapters of Books

Pulver, Simone and Ben Manski. 2021. “Corporations and the Environment,” in The Springer Handbook of Environmental Sociology, ed. Beth Caniglia et alia. Springer, NY, NY.

Manski, Ben. 2018. “Methodological Approaches to Movement Waves and the Making of History,” in The Palgrave Handbook on Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation, ed. Berch Berberoglu. Palgrave Macmillan, NY, NY.

Manski, Ben. 2017. “Universalize Power: Build the Democracy Movement,” in Welcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social Justice and Democracy in Perilous Times, by Charles Derber. Routledge, NY, NY.

Manski, Ben. 2017. “Beginning the World Again: Social Movements and the Challenge of Constitutional Change,” in Human Rights Of, By, and For the People: How to Critique and Change the U.S. Constitution, edited by Louis Edgar Esparza, Keri E. Iyall Smith, and Judith Blau. Routledge, NY, NY.

Manski, Ben and Karen Dolan. 2009. “Unleash Democracy: Policies for a New Federalism,” in Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond, ed. Chester Hartman. Institute for Policy Studies, Washington D.C.. 

Journal Editor

Manski, Ben and Hillary Lazar, sp. eds. “Movements at the Millennium: Seattle+20.” Socialism & Democracy, Volume 34, No.1, March 2020.

Manski, Ben, sp. ed. “Symposium: Corporate Power and Local Democracy.” Journal of World-Systems Research, Volume 25, Issue 1, Spring 2019.

Manski, Ben, ed., Liberty Tree Journal, Vol I-II, Issues 1-8, 2005-2008. 

Manski, Ben, ed., Midwest Headwaters Journal, Vol 5-8, 1995-1997.

Manski, Ben, ed., Democracy Unlimited Post Dispatch, Vol 1-2, 1996-1997.

Other Selected Publications

Manski, Ben. 2021. “Building the Global Movement,” in An Earth Constitution: Has Its Time Come?, Tellus Institute, Cambridge, MA.

Manski, Ben and Peter Knowlton. “Earth Day to May Day Point to a New America.” Common Dreams, April 30, 2021.

Manski, Ben and Suren Moodliar. 2020. “Voter Assemblies to Protect the Vote,” in TURNOUT! Mobilizing Voters During an Electoral Emergency, ed. Suren Moodliar et alia. Routledge, NY, NY.

Manski, Ben. 2019. “Review of the book, Constituents before Assembly: Participation, Deliberation, and Representation in the Crafting of New Constitutions. By Todd A. Eisenstadt, A. Carl Levins & Tofigh Maboudi.” Law & Society Review 52:1111.

Manski, Ben and Sarah Manski. “It Started in Wisconsin.” Jacobin, March 2018.

Manski, Ben. “After Trump and Obama: A President’s Day Resolution to Abolish the Presidency.” Common Dreams, February 2018.

Manski, Ben and Sarah Manski. 2017. “After Wisconsin 2011, Before Janus 2018: Lessons for the Next Popular Uprising.” In Critical Solidarity, Vol 14(3):8-10.

Manski, Ben. “DHS Immigration Memo Underscores Urgent Need for National Guard Reform.” BillMoyers.com, February 2017.

Ryan, Charlotte and Ben Manski, Gregory Maney. 2016. “Social Movement Thinkers, Activist Scholars Discuss Emerging Agenda for Social Movement Relevant Research.” Critical Mass Bulletin, Vol 42(2):6-8.

Alperovitz, Gar and Ben Manski. “What Comes After Capitalism? Upcoming Teach-Ins Can Show a Way Forward.” Truth Out, April 2016.

Manski, Ben. “Why Washington should fear the silence of the anti-war movement.” Al Jazeera, December 2014.

Manski, Ben and Jill Stein. “The Global Climate Strike: Why We Can't Wait.” Truth Out, September 2014.

Manski, Ben. “Liberty is Hunted Around the Globe: What Snowden Taught Us About American Freedom.” Truth Out, July 2013.

Manski, Ben. “The Protest Wave: Why the Political Class Can’t Understand Our Demands.” In These Times, October 2011.

Manski, Ben. 2010. “From Liberty to Empire: The Demise of American Defense,” in Come Home America, ed. George O’Neill, Jr.. Titan Publishing Company, London.

Manski, Ben and Lisa Graves. “Corporations are People Too.” In These Times, March 2010 

Manski, Ben and Lisa Graves. “New American Crisis.” Syndicated, multiple newspapers, March 2010

Columnist, The Planski, The Isthmus, Madison’s Weekly Newspaper, 2008-2010.

Manski, Ben and Karen Dolan. “Has Your Town Declared Peace Yet?” Yes! Magazine, Summer, 2008.

Manski, Ben and Karen Dolan. “Your Time is Up, Mr. President: The National Guard is Coming Home.” Syndicated, Spring 2008.

Manski, Ben. “From Liberty to Empire: The Demise of American Defense.” Liberty Tree Journal, Vol 2, Issue 3, 2007.

Manski, Ben. “How the Corporation Captured the Academy.” Liberty Tree Journal, Vol 2, Issue 2, 2007.

Manski, Ben. “State Power Against the Slave Power.” Liberty Tree Journal, Vol 1, Issue 3, 2006.

Manski, Ben. “The Essence of the Corporation.” Liberty Tree Journal, Vol 1, Issue 2, 2006.

Manski, Ben and John E. Peck. “Corporatization: An Internal Clash of Civilizations,” in the Annual Yearbook on Public Services. TNI Publishing, Amsterdam, 2005.

Manski, Ben. “A People’s Party for Dane County, Wisconsin.” Orion Afield, December, 2001.

Manski, Ben. “In the Hands of Youth,” in Campus Incorporated: Corporate Power and the Ivory Tower. ed. Geoffry White. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2000.

Manski, Ben. “97 Hours of Struggle.” Z Magazine, May 1998.

Manski, Ben. “Wisconsin Awakens.” New Internationalist, Oct. 1997.

In Progress

 

Manski, Ben, Hillary Lazar, and Suren Moodliar. ed. “Movements at the Millennium.” (book manuscript under review) 

Manski, Ben. “Next System Studies in Practice and Theory.” (article draft)

Manski, Ben. “A Field Guide to the U.S. Greens.” Heinrich Böll Foundation. (contracted report)

Manski, Ben. “Democracy Movements and Constitutional Change.” (article draft)

Manski, Ben and John Foran. “Toward Climate Democracy.” (article draft)

Manski, Ben. “The Three Traditions of Movement Theory in a Time of Systemic Movements: Contention, Identification, Praxis.” (article in draft)

Manski, Ben. “The Wisconsin Uprising: A Movement Building Analysis.” (article draft)