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Democracy in Action
Kristina Smock
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Description for Democracy in Action
Paperback. In cities across the US, grass-roots organizations are working to revitalize popular participation in disenfranchised communities by bringing ordinary people into public life. This book examines the techniques used to achieve these goals. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JKS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
In cities across the United States, grassroots organizations are working to revitalize popular participation in disenfranchised communities by bringing ordinary people into public life. By engaging local residents in collective action to achieve common goals, community organizing expands the democratic process and enables people to create strong communities that serve their needs. This book examines the techniques these organizations use to achieve their goals. Through the stories of ten organizations working in economically and racially diverse urban neighborhoods (in Chicago and Portland, Oregon) the author explores the strengths and limitations of the five dominant models of community organizing in ... Read more
In cities across the United States, grassroots organizations are working to revitalize popular participation in disenfranchised communities by bringing ordinary people into public life. By engaging local residents in collective action to achieve common goals, community organizing expands the democratic process and enables people to create strong communities that serve their needs. This book examines the techniques these organizations use to achieve their goals. Through the stories of ten organizations working in economically and racially diverse urban neighborhoods (in Chicago and Portland, Oregon) the author explores the strengths and limitations of the five dominant models of community organizing in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231126731
SKU
V9780231126731
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About Kristina Smock
Kristina Smock is a consultant to non-profit organizations working in the fields of community organizing, community development, and public policy.
Reviews for Democracy in Action
The work's sharp-edged logic is bracing and it's culminating argument quite suggestive. By bringing together the too-often separated worlds of social movement theorists and community organizers.
William Sites Social Serive Review Students, residents and community organizers will benefit from the most detailed comparison of contrasting organizing models ever written.
Mike Eichler, MSW Journal of Community Practice This book ... Read more
William Sites Social Serive Review Students, residents and community organizers will benefit from the most detailed comparison of contrasting organizing models ever written.
Mike Eichler, MSW Journal of Community Practice This book ... Read more