A Discussion of Richard Flacks and Nelson Lichtenstein's The Port Huron Statement: Sources and Legacies of the New Left's Founding Manifesto. Issue 3 (31st August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Blitz, Mark
• Is Part Of: Perspectives on politics. Volume 14:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 801
• Page End: 802
• Publication Date: 2016-08-31
• Subjects: Political science -- Periodicals; International relations -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- 2009- -- Periodicals; 320
• DOI: 10.1017/S1537592716001225
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1537-5927

Abstract

Abstract : The Port Huron Statement was one of the most important manifestos of the New Left in the United States. A foundational statement of the theme of "participatory democracy, " the text had an important influence on post-1960s politics and, arguably, on post-1960s political science. The recent publication of a new edition of the Statement is an occasion for reflection on its importance. And so we have invited a distinguished cast of political scientists shaped by the events of the sixties to comment on the impact of the Statement on their own way of envisioning and practicing political science.