Organizing Society

Organizing Society

From Margins from Managing Editor Magazine by Managing Editor

March 11, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the forces that drive societal organization and the challenges of change with expert guests.

In this episode of Margins, Mary Ellen Slayter and Elena Valentine spoke with Stetson University professor Sven Smith (03:43), Fordham University professor Paul Levinson (10:44) and human rights activist Ben O'Keefe (15:06) on the forces that drive how we organize ourselves as societies and why they can be so difficult to change. Learn more about Margins from Managing Editor: http://www.managingeditor.com/podcast Subscribe to our Friday morning email: http://www.managingeditor.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Mary Ellen Slayter, Elena Valentine

Guests: Sven Smith, Paul Levinson, Ben O'Keefe

Topics covered

  • society
  • organization
  • change
  • human rights
  • education

Keywords

  • society
  • organization
  • change
  • human rights
  • education
  • Sven Smith
  • Paul Levinson
  • Ben O'Keefe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stetson University, Fordham University, Managing Editor

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