05690nam 2201129Ia 450 991081547230332120230719033729.09780520956995(electronic book)0520956990(electronic book)9780520274051(paperback)10.1525/9780520956995(CKB)2550000001096539(EBL)1220089(OCoLC)852757239(SSID)ssj0000916613(PQKBManifestationID)12422314(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916613(PQKBWorkID)10894864(PQKB)11272592(MiAaPQ)EBC1220089(DE-B1597)519146(OCoLC)857276815(DE-B1597)9780520956995(Au-PeEL)EBL1220089(CaPaEBR)ebr10729711(CaONFJC)MIL503073(EXLCZ)99255000000109653920130412d2013 kb 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe activist's handbook[electronic resource] winning social change in the 21st century /Randy ShawSecond edition.Berkeley, California :University of California Press,[2013].©2013.1 online resource (304 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-27405-9 1-299-71822-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Don't Respond, Strategize --2. Elected Officials: Inspiring Fear and Loathing --3. Coalition Activism: Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects --4. Ballot Initiatives: The Rules of the Game --5. The Media: Winning More Than Coverage --6. The Internet and Social Media: Maximizing the Power of Online Activism --7. Direct Action: Acting Up, Sitting In, Taking to the Streets --8. Lawyers: Allies or Obstacles to Social Change? --9. Student Activists Lead the Way --Conclusion: New Activism for the Twenty-First Century --Notes --IndexIn this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Activist's Handbook, Randy Shaw's hard-hitting guide to winning social change, the author brings the strategic and tactical guidance of the prior edition into the age of Obama. Shaw details how activists can best use the Internet and social media, and analyzes the strategic strengths and weaknesses of rising 21st century movements for immigrant rights, marriage equality, and against climate change. Shaw also highlights increased student activism towards fostering greater social justice in the 21st century. The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century details the impact of specific strategies on campaigns across the country, from Occupy Wall Street to battles over sweatshops, the environment, AIDS policies, education reform, homelessness, and more: How should activists use new media tools to expose issues and mobilize grassroots support? When should activists form coalitions, and with whom? How are students-be they DREAMers seeking immigration reform or college activists battling ever-increasing tuition costs-winning major campaigns? Whether it's by inspiring "fear and loathing" in politicians, building diverse coalitions, using ballot initiatives, or harnessing the media, the courts, and the electoral process towards social change, Shaw-a longtime activist for urban issues-shows that with a plan, positive change can be achieved. In showing how people can win social change struggles against even overwhelming odds, The Activist's Handbook is an indispensable guide not only for activists, but for anyone interested in the future of progressive politics in America.--[Provided by publisher]The activist's handbook : winning social change in the twenty-first centurySocial actionUnited StatesCommunity organizationUnited StatesPolitical activistsUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesSocial reformersUnited Statesactivism.anthropology.climate change.diverse coalitions.education reform.electoral process.engaging.fighting.government and governing.grassroots support.homelessness.human condition.immigrant rights.liberal politics.marriage equality.occupy wall street.occupy.organising.political philosophy.political science.political.politics.positive change.protests.revolt.social change.social issues.social justice.social media.social sciences.sociology.student activism.urban issues.Social actionCommunity organizationPolitical activistsPolitical participationSocial reformers303.480973Shaw Randy1956-1704773MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815472303321The activist's handbook4090992UNINA