Автор: Han Hahrie Название: How Organizations Develop Activists ISBN: 0199336776 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199336777 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6810.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Why are some civic associations better than others at getting-and keeping-people involved in activism? Using in-person observations, surveys, and field experiments, this book compares and describes contemporary models for engaging activists to show the effectiveness of one that combine political activism with transformative personal and collective growth.
Anger and hopelessness can overwhelm communities like weeds. So what can everyday people do to actually grow some good in their own hometown?
Growing Good: A Beginner's Guide to Cultivating Caring Communities shows how ordinary people have transformed themselves into volunteers and activists. Centered mostly in the Midwest, this collection of essays brings together the stories of normal people who have rolled up their sleeves to make their community a better place by serving nonprofits such as Gleaner Food Bank in Indianapolis, Indiana; Migration and Refugee Services in Louisville, Kentucky; and Patchwork Central in Evansville, Indiana, along with national organizations like CASA. For instance, a teacher and his student started a native plant garden to help local insects thrive in a disused corner of their school property. A woman saw a billboard and was moved to become a voice for children in need. A professional photographer offered his services to people experiencing homelessness in order to help others witness their humanity. Editor Bill Hemminger also writes of his own extensive experience with community gardening to feed hungry neighbors.
Filled with simple actions, clear steps, and useful lists, including how to care for and nurture your own inner peace and creativity, Growing Good will help readers of all ages plant seeds of hope and cultivate communities where everyone thrives.
Автор: DeVerteuil Geoffrey Название: Resilience in the Post-Welfare Inner City ISBN: 1447316649 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781447316640 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 5938.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Moving beyond theoretical notions of `resilience` this is the first book to offer a conceptual and empirical approach to exploring and comparing the process of resilience across service `hubs` in three complex but different global inner-city regions: London, Los Angeles and Sydney.
Individuals who are civically active have three things in common: they have the capacity to do so, they want to, and they have been asked to participate. New Advances in the Study of Civic Voluntarism is dedicated to examining the continued influence of these factors—resources, engagement, and recruitment—on civic participation in the twenty-first century.
The contributors to this volume examine recent social, political, technological, and intellectual changes to provide the newest research in the field. Topics range from race and religion to youth in the digital age, to illustrate the continued importance of understanding the role of the everyday citizen in a democratic society.
Contributors include:Molly Andolina, Allison P. Anoll, Leticia Bode, Henry E. Brady, Traci Burch, Barry C. Burden, Andrea Louise Campbell, David E. Campbell, Sara Chatfield, Stephanie Edgerly, Zoltán Fazekas, Lisa García Bedoll, Peter K. Hatemi, John Henderson, Krista Jenkins, Yanna Krupnikov, Adam Seth Levine, Melissa R. Michelson, S. Karthick Ramakrishnan, Dinorah Sánchez Loza, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Dhavan Shah, Sono Shah, Kjerstin Thorson, Sidney Verba, Logan Vidal, Emily Vraga, Chris Wells, JungHwan Yang, and the editor.
In the 1960s, a study for the Royal Commission on Bilingualism andBiculturalism Commission revealed that Canadian associations were oftenparalyzed by internal conflicts over language. LanguageMatters examines whether this remains the case.The contributorspresent case studies or life histories of diverse associations, frombusiness organizations to groups concerned with social justice. Theyexamine key turning points in the given association’s history andexplore how its mandate, leadership, relationship to the federal andprovincial governments, and shifting options in the politicalarena shaped its response to linguistic diversity. LanguageMatters provides a deeper understanding of the language dynamic inCanada and offers solutions to groups and governments trying to managedifference.
In the 1960s, a study for the Royal Commission on Bilingualism andBiculturalism Commission revealed that Canadian associations were oftenparalyzed by internal conflicts over language. LanguageMatters examines whether this remains the case.The contributorspresent case studies or life histories of diverse associations, frombusiness organizations to groups concerned with social justice. Theyexamine key turning points in the given association’s history andexplore how its mandate, leadership, relationship to the federal andprovincial governments, and shifting options in the politicalarena shaped its response to linguistic diversity. LanguageMatters provides a deeper understanding of the language dynamic inCanada and offers solutions to groups and governments trying to managedifference.
Автор: Arnold J. Heidenheimer; Frank C. Langdon Название: Business Associations and the Financing of Political Parties ISBN: 9401182272 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401182270 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12157.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Students of government and social power recognize that wherever governmental systems embrace popular elections, the functions and mechanisms of political finance constitute inevitable links of influence between economic structures and political processes.
Looks at the ways that disparate groups used Irish famine relief in the 1840s to advance their own political agendas Famine brought ruin to the Irish countryside in the nineteenth century. In response, people around the world and from myriad social, ethnic, and religious backgrounds became involved in Irish famine relief. They included enslaved Black people in Virginia, poor tenant farmers in rural New York, and members of the Cherokee and Choctaw nations, as well as plantation owners in the US south, abolitionists in Pennsylvania, and, politicians in England and Ireland. Most of these people had no personal connection to Ireland. For many, the famine was their first time participating in distant philanthropy. Aiding Ireland investigates the Irish famine as a foundational moment for normalizing international giving. Anelise Hanson Shrout argues that these diverse men and women found famine relief to be politically useful. Shrout takes readers from Ireland to Britain, across the Atlantic to the United States, and across the Mississippi to Indian Territory, uncovering what was to be gained for each group by participating in global famine relief. Aiding Ireland demonstrates that international philanthropy and aid are never simple, and are always intertwined with politics both at home and abroad.
Автор: K. Brown; S. Kenny; B. Turner; J. Prince Название: Rhetorics of Welfare ISBN: 0333803590 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333803592 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 21661.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book explores comparatively the role of non-profit organizations in conditions of social and economic change. The focus of the study is an investigation of the proposition that non-profit organizations provide sites and processes for enhancing active citizenship, invigorating the public sphere and extending political participation.
Описание: Bringing together a set of disciplinary approaches, this title presents an examination of the place of voluntary associations in political history and an investigation into contemporary experiments in reshaping that role. It reveals the key role nonprofits have played in the evolution of both the workplace and welfare.
Автор: Luke C. Sheahan Название: Why Associations Matter: The Case for First Amendment Pluralism ISBN: 0700629254 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780700629251 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The demotion of freedom of association has broad ramifications for the constitutional status of voluntary associations in civil society, Luke Sheahan suggests. His book offers a cogent explanation of how this came about, why it matters, and what might be done about it.
Описание: This book assesses the extent to which transnational non-state associations help to cultivate greater respect for the moral equality of all humans and to build transnational communities. It shows that such cosmopolitan ideals can arise from unexpected places in our world without the self-conscious intention of advancing a common human community.
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