Schutz, Aaron.
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- What is community organizing? — What isn’t community organizing? — Collective action in twentieth-century America: a brief history — Saul Alinsky: the father of community organizing — Campaign versus community organizing: storytelling in Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign — A theology of organizing: from Alinsky to the modern IAF / Mark R. Warren — Organizing through door knocking within ACORN / Heidi Swarts — Mixing metaphors and integrating organizing models / Marie Sandy — Private–civic–public — One-on-one interviews — Leadership — Power and targets — Cutting an issue — Tactics and strategy — Hope is on the ground — Appendix: Recommendations for further reading.
- This book draws from both authors’ extensive experience participating in community organizing efforts and teaching courses on community organizing to novices — Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
- Community organization — United States.
- Social change — United States.
- Community organization — United States — Case studies.
- Social change — United States — Case studies.
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