Collaborations for Social Justice - Professionals, Publics, and Policy Change

Informationen zum Autor Andrew L. Barlow, a long-time civil rights activist, is visiting associate professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley, and professor of sociology at Diablo Valley College. He is also the author of Between Fear and Hope: Globalization and Race in the United States. Klappentext The importance of community empowerment in advancing public policy cannot be underestimated. Collaborations for Social Justice provides powerful examples of how professionals have successfully mobilized the public. Written primarily for students, academics, and lawyers, this book bridges the widely publicized gap between professional advocates and grassroots organizations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Transformative Collaborations: Professionals and Minority Community Power Chapter 3 Creating a New World: Transformative Lawyering for Social Change Chapter 4 Organizing Education: Academic Research and Community Organizing for Social Reform Chapter 5 LULUs of the Field: Research and Activism for Environmental Justice Chapter 6 The Production of Knowledge and Community Empowerment: Organizing and Research on Youth Violence Chapter 7 Private Troubles and Public Issues

Product details

• Authors: Andrew L. Barlow
• Assisted by: Andrew L. Barlow (Editor), Barlow Andrew L. (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2007
• EAN: 9780742559318
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5931-8
• No. of pages: 148
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / Public, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays, Social Work, Political science & theory, Social discrimination & inequality, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Jurisprudence & general issues, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Central / national / federal government policies, Urban communities, Environment law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Central government policies, Human rights & civil liberties, Constitutional & administrative law, Administrative jurisdiction & public administration