Activism and Social Change: Lessons for Community Organizing, Second Edition Contributor(s): Shragge, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442606274 ISBN-13: 9781442606272 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 361.8 |
LCCN: 2013474424 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shragge, Eric: - 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). |