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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480781203321

Autore

Eichler Mike

Titolo

Consensus organizing [[electronic resource] ] : building communities of mutual self-interest / / Mike Eichler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2007

ISBN

1-4522-0410-1

1-4129-2658-0

1-4522-2276-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

322.440973

361.2

Soggetti

Community organization - United States

Social action - United States

Consensus (Social sciences) - United States

Community development - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 - COMMUNITY ORGANIZING; 2 - EVOLUTION OF CONSENSUS ORGANIZING; 3 - ISSUES ANALYSIS; 4 - PROGRAM DESIGN; 5 - CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN CONSENSUS ORGANIZING; 6 - CONSENSUS ORGANIZING STRATEGIES AND TACTICS; 7 - DEVELOPING EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS; 8 - FORMING PARTNERSHIPS; 9 - BUILDING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; 10 - BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; 11 - DEVELOPING YOUNG ORGANIZERS; 12 - USING CONSENSUS ORGANIZING IN OTHER PROFESSIONS; 13 - THE FUTURE OF CONSENSUS ORGANIZING; "ANSWERS" TO REFLECTION QUESTIONS; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

Written in a logical, teachable, and pragmatic style,this book provides a model of social change for the 21st century. Through real examples, the author illustrates how anyone can practice consensus organizing and help the poor, forgotten, and disempowered.