How Young Conservatives Won: YAF, SDS, NYA, and the Battle to Claim the Youth Voice, 1968-1969

• In Event: Historical Perspectives on Conservatism and Right-Wing Politics

Brief Overview

This paper addresses the tripartite conflict between YAF, SDS, & NYA in the late 1960s as a case of countermobilization, exploring the effects of this critical dynamic on state institutions and the broader social movement environment into the 1970s.

Author

• Daniel Ruggles, Brandeis University