Discussion Questions for March 14

  1. Why were the different community cooperatives such as local clubs, and mutual insurance groups more successful than the phalanxes?
  2.  What was the shortcoming in Fourier’s perfectly detailed, “scientific” strategic plan that  led to the failure of the phalanxes?
  3. How did the use of media by the Associationist movement, and more specifically Brisbane, influence popular support for the movement?