Michael Locker was a cofounder of the North American Congress on Latin America and the research firm Locker Associates. In addition to overseeing Locker Associates, Locker lends his power research skills to Palestine solidarity campaigns and university organizing efforts.

02.20.2026

• Michael Locker

The Power of Power Structure Research

Emerging in the 1960s, power structure research — mapping who holds power in society, how those entities are connected, and how they use their resources to shape major decisions — has been an important weapon in civil rights, antiwar, and labor struggles.