Activism and Social Change

Lessons for Community Organizing, Second Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Drawing on over thirty years of experience in community development practice, Eric Shragge offers a unique historical perspective on activism, linking various forms of local organizing to the broader goal of fundamental social change. This new edition places contemporary community organizing in a post-9/11 context and includes a discussion of national and international organizing efforts-in the Middle East, in the Occupy movement, in European resistance to austerity measures, and in recent student protests in Quebec. A new chapter-length case study covering Shragge's long-term involvement with the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal offers one of the few English-language discussions of community organizing in Quebec. Activism and Social Change is an excellent core or supplementary text in courses on social movements, community organizing, or community development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-05-14
Mått:150 x 226 x 15 mm
Vikt:300 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:192
Upplaga:13002
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781442606272

Utforska kategorier

Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Eric Shragge retired as the Principal of the School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University in 2012. He is currently a volunteer staff member at the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal. His publications include: Contesting Community: The Limits and Potential of Community Organizing with James DeFilippis and Robert Fisher (2010) and Fight Back: Workplace Justice for Immigrants with Aziz Choudry, Jill Hanley, Steve Jordan, and Martha Stiegman (2009).

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction to the Second Edition Introduction: Asking Hard Questions 1. Theoretical Perspectives and Models of Community Work 2. Getting from There to Here: Historical Development of Community Work 3. The Legacy and Tradition of Social Action 4. Social Action Continues: Fighting Back in a Neo-liberal Age 5. Community as Containment or New Possibilities? 6. Conclusion: Fighting the Good Fight-The Immigrant Workers Centre References Index