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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Overview
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History and Theory
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Key Concepts
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"Schutz and Sandy provide an engaging overview of community organizing in the Saul Alinsky tradition from an organizer's perspective.Clear and comprehensive, their book shows us how organizers develop skilled leaders, build powerful organizations, and help revitalize American democracy." - David Walls, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Sonoma State University
"A commendable text that challenges students to look beyond the 'how to' of organizing to the far more difficult task of 'how to think' about organizing. Without such intellectual work, it is difficult to understand community organizing as anything more than a series of techniques equally usable by The Tea Party, President Obama, Tupperware, or anyone else who wants to effectively gain 'market share.'" - Mike Miller, veteran community organizer and author of A Community Organizer's Tale: People and Power in San Francisco
"In accessible language and with compelling examples, Schutz and Sandyexplain the why of organizing - why we recruit new leaders, why we build power, and why we pick fights. As new media technology expands the tools for organizing, clarity about the why is more critical than ever. A must-read for anyone interested in building an inclusive, compassionate, and equitable society." - Rinku Sen, President and Executive Director of the Applied Research Center (ARC) and publisher of ColorLines.com
About the authors
MARIE G. SANDYformer Deputy Director of Wider Opportunities for Women in Washington DC, USA, where among other efforts, she worked with organizing groups around the nation in fights over welfare reform.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Collective Action for Social Change
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Community Organizing
Authors: Aaron Schutz, Marie G. Sandy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118539
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Aaron Schutz and Marie G. Sandy 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10537-9Published: 23 April 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-11125-7Published: 14 June 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-11853-9Published: 11 April 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 300
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Work and Community Development, Urban Studies/Sociology, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Work, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Personality and Social Psychology