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About the Authors
Michael W. Foley
Michael W. Foley is associate professor of politics at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has previously published research on civil society and the emergence of new social movements in Mexico and El Salvador.
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Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards is assistant professor of sociology at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where he focuses on social movements and social change in the United States.