Progressive community organizing Transformative practice in a globalizing world
Book - 2020
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- Published
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London :
Routledge
2020.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- Third edition
- Physical Description
- 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780367265946
9780367265939
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Foundations of Community Organizing
- Introduction
- Introduction
- Neoliberalism, Oppression, Intersectionality, and Resistance
- Another World is Possible: Vision, Human Rights, and Capabilities
- A Transformative Approach to Organizing
- Going Forward-Overview of the Book
- Conclusion
- References
- 1. The Bedrock of Community Organizing
- Defining Community Organizing
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 2. Transformative Practice
- Meaning and Organizing
- Transformative Organizing
- Perils of Organizing
- Healing Power in Organizing: An Organizer's Path to Meaning and Success
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 3. Theories and Praxis
- Marxism and the Marxist Tradition
- Feminist Perspectives
- Civil Society Perspectives
- Anarchist Thought
- Postmodern Perspectives
- Praxis, Reflexivity, and Social Change Ideas
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 4. Learning from Social Movements
- Understanding Social Movements
- Dimensions of Social Movements
- Emergence and Effectiveness of Social Movements
- A Brief History of Social Movements
- Reflections on Social Movements
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 5. Community Organizing Frameworks
- Approaches to Community Organizing
- Progressive Organizing Frameworks: A Spectrum
- Alinsky and the Utilitarian Tradition
- Transformative Approaches
- Reflections on Progressive Organizing Frameworks
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- Part II. Tools for Community Organizing
- 6. Organizing People
- Organizing Constituencies and Coalitions
- Organizing Individuals
- The Relational Meeting
- Organizing as Leadership Development
- Organizing in Social Services Organizations
- Coalition Building
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 7. Transformative Organizations
- Organizing in the Nonprofit World
- Organizational Capacity Building
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 8. Communication for Social Change: Issue Framing, Storytelling, and Social Media
- Issue Framing
- Story-Based Strategy
- Communicating Messages
- Media Justice
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 9. Strategy and Power
- Strategy, Power, and Allies
- Emergent Strategy and Transformative Approaches
- Community Assessment and Issue Identification
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 10. Tactics for Change
- Negotiation, Nonviolent Communication, and Conflict Transformation
- Resilience-Based Organizing
- Reflections on Tactics
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- Part III. Enduring and Emerging Issues in Organizing'
- 11. Intersectionality, Solidarity, and Liberation
- Oppression and Liberation
- Recentering and Allyship
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 12. Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Organizing
- Faith-Based Organizing
- Gandhian Nonviolent Approaches to Social Change
- Jewish Theological Approaches
- Engaged Buddhism
- Deep Ecology and Environmental Activism
- Catholic Social Justice Perspectives
- Faith-Rooted Organizing L
- Toward Interspiritual Solidarity
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- 13. Global Justice Amidst Climate Crisis
- Effects of Economic Globalization on People and Planet
- Contemporary Global Justice Organizing
- Land-Based, Localization, and Regenerative Movements
- Transnational Organizing
- Multilingual Capacity Building
- Reflecting on Global Justice Organizing
- Transformative Organizing in Times of Crisis
- Questions for Reflection
- Suggestions for Further Inquiry
- References
- Index