Collective action through organized social movements has long expanded American
citizens' rights and liberties. Recently, the Association of Community Organizations for …

Faith-based community organizers have spent decades working for greater equality in
American society, and more recently have become significant players in shaping health …

Over the past fifteen years, associations throughout the US have organized citizens around
issues of equality and social justice, often through local churches. But in contrast to …

Dry Bones Rattling offers the first in-depth treatment of how to rebuild the social capital of
America's communities while promoting racially inclusive, democratic participation. The …

How an interfaith community organization is revitalizing our democracy Democrats are
looking for the right national message that will attract the most voters, leaving progressive …

In cities across the United States, grassroots organizations are working to revitalize popular
participation in disenfranchised communities by bringing ordinary people into public life. By …

As an avenue for progressive politics in a nation still skeptical of change, community
organizing today faces significant challenges. This book assesses that activity within the …

Social movements in the United States are important political actors because of their scale
and duration, their generation of new ideas and understandings of existing problems, their …

This incisive book provides a critical history and analysis of community organizing, the
tradition of bringing groups together to build power and forge grassroots leadership for …

Faith-based organizations are linked in different ways to the discourses of states,
corporations, and professions. In recent years, as traditional moral understandings have …