How Organizations Develop Activists - Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century

Zusatztext Effective citizens' movements need to do much more than raise money and recruit the right individual adherents. Helping members become fully engaged and developing good volunteer leaders are the keys to having a real impact -and Hahrie Han's pathbreaking research shows exactly how these challenges can be met with well-designed organizational strategies. Her book is a must-read for all who care about making American democracy more vibrant and powerful. Informationen zum Autor Hahrie Han is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Hahrie Han, Han Hahrie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2014
• EAN: 9780199336760
• ISBN: 978-0-19-933676-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Politics / Current Events, Political science & theory, Communication Studies, Political science and theory, Media, Information & Communication Industries