As the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated housing precarity, tenant organizations grew in
numbers and salience. But membership-based tenant organizations predated the pandemic …

There are profound differences within the nonprofit sector, and research benefits from the
ability to group nonprofits by substantive focus. Researchers typically rely on the National …

Housing is a fundamental right and a vital determinant of health. Health equity is not
possible without widespread access to safe, affordable, high-quality housing. Local housing …

Smart governance based on digital technologies offers new possibilities for enhancing
governance efficacy. This article aims to explore how smart governance can be …

Studies of the “delegated state” highlight the growing role of nongovernmental organizations
to fulfill public purposes. We argue that America's delegated state has taken two distinct …

State retrenchment, public input requirements, and local budgetary constraints make
advocacy organization's (AO) work vital to the adoption and implementation of local plans …

Decreasing federal resources since the 1980s, policy devolution to the local level, and
expansion of market-based approaches for affordable housing delivery have resulted in …

Local organizations that lie outside of the scope of legal aid nonetheless engage legal
processes. Such organizations draw on courts, lawyers, and legal problems as a basis for …

How do local governments make policy choices? This dissertation advances the theory that
elected officials make choices based on a pool of knowledge shaped by the local interest …

Combining scholarly literature with elected experience at the local governmental level, Barry
E. Truchil addresses the inner workings and politics of local government in small town and …