Community Organizing and Development (3rd Edition)

Rubin, Herbert J.; Rubin, Irene S.

ISBN 10: 0205261167 / ISBN 13: 9780205261161

Published by Allyn & Bacon, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Community Organizing and Development (3rd Edition)
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205261167
• ISBN 13: 9780205261161
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the wide variety of approaches that guide social change, social activism, and community building work. Community Organizing and Development links various theories of organizing to the techniques and tactics of practice. It is vividly illustrated by dozens of real-life practice examples. It balances descriptions of protest actions and visible projects with the behind-the-scenes routines that make such work possible. The book describes and illustrates the skills and organizational techniques needed to undertake successful community projects, such as converting a former crack house into safe, clean, affordable housing. Designed for social workers or community program coordinators.

From the Back Cover

Community Organizing and Development

Fourth Edition

Herbert J. Rubin, Northern Illinois University  ·  Irene S. Rubin, Northern Illinois University

 

Overview

This totally revised edition of Community Organizing and Development more fully examines the broad and ever-changing political and social settings that influence collective actions.  In doing so, it describes the infra-structure of social change -- the knowledge, personnel, and organizations -- that enable change to be successfully accomplished.  

 

New to this edition:

• Chapters have been fully updated and grouped into effective teaching units.
• A more fully developed progressive organizing model is added that explicitly links values to social actions to provide an integrative theme for the text.
• More  discussion of the importance of the Web–as an aid for organizing political and confrontational actions, as well guidance in economic and social development projects.
• Increased coverage of the practical details of organizing and development -- fund raising, publicity, running an organization, and orchestrating political actions.  

• Two new overview chapters, with Chapter 2 presenting descriptive narratives of successful organizing and development work and Chapter 3 examining contrasting models of organizing. 
• Expanded coverage of the importance of values and ideology, both for motivating organizing work as well as for understanding the actions of the opposition.
• Numerous examples that show students a wide range of possible careers in social change work.