Maria J. Stephan

Maria J. Stephan is the chief organizer and co-lead of the Horizons Project, which is focused on strengthening relationships and collaboration between the social justice, peacebuilding and democracy communities in the U.S. and globally. She is the co-author of "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict," "Bolstering Democracy: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward," and "Is Authoritarianism Staging a Comeback?" Follow her on Twitter @MariaJStephan.