Citizens, Volunteers, and Democrats
Author | : Margaret E. Stark |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 522 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Civil society |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Margaret E. Stark |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 522 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Civil society |
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Author | : Arthur Blaustein |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2011-04-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1626368511 |
Democracy is not a spectator sport! Learn how to get in the game with this comprehensive collection of more than two hundred community service opportunities and experiences. More than a simple resource guide, this unique handbook includes interviews, anecdotes, and commentary from the top folks in nonprofit and service fields and ties together the strands of volunteering, community service, and civic engagement. Whether you have a specific cause in mind or are looking for volunteer work to beef up a resume or increase professional experience, here are short- and long-term ways to get involved.
Author | : Nathan Edward Cohen |
Publisher | : New York : Harper |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Civics |
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Author | : Richard H. P. Mendes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Community organization |
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Author | : Brian O'Connell |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780874519259 |
O'Connell offers an action guide for citizen leaders and teachers--must-know information to help ensure that the democracy will last another century.
Author | : Matthew Leighninger |
Publisher | : Vanderbilt University Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780826515414 |
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Author | : Bernard Crick |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2002-10-10 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0191577650 |
No political concept is more used, and misused, than that of democracy. Nearly every regime today claims to be democratic, but not all 'democracies' allow free politics, and free politics existed long before democratic franchises. This book is a short account of the history of the doctrine and practice of democracy, from ancient Greece and Rome through the American, French, and Russian revolutions, and of the usages and practices associated with it in the modern world. It argues that democracy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for good government, and that ideas of the rule of law, and of human rights, should in some situations limit democratic claims. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Elizabeth McKenna |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0199394598 |
Much has been written about the historic nature of the Obama campaign. The multi-year, multi-billion dollar operation elected the nation's first black president, raised and spent more money than any other election effort in history, and built the most sophisticated voter targeting technology ever before used on a national campaign. What is missing from most accounts of the campaign is an understanding of how Obama for America recruited, motivated, developed, and managed its formidable army of 2.2 million volunteers. Unlike previous field campaigns that drew their power from staff, consultants, and paid canvassers, the Obama campaign's capacity came from unpaid local citizens who took responsibility for organizing their own neighborhoods months--and even years--in advance of election day. In so doing, Groundbreakers argues, the campaign engaged citizens in the work of practicing democracy. How did they organize so many volunteers to produce so much valuable work for the campaign? This book describes how. Elizabeth McKenna and Hahrie Han argue that the legacy of Obama for America extends beyond big data and micro-targeting; it also reinvigorated and expanded traditional models of field campaigning. Groundbreakers makes the case that the Obama campaign altered traditional ground games by adopting the principles and practices of community organizing. Drawing on in-depth interviews with OFA field staff and volunteers, this book also argues that a key achievement of the OFA's field organizing was its transformative effect on those who were a part of it. Obama the candidate might have inspired volunteers to join the campaign, but it was the fulfilling relationships that volunteers had with other people--and their deep belief that their work mattered for the work of democracy--that kept them active. Groundbreakers documents how the Obama campaign has inspired a new way of running field campaigns, with lessons for national and international political and civic movements.
Author | : United States. Federal Election Commission |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Campaign funds |
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Author | : Jane Eisner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2004-08-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
No longer spectators : the future is in their hands -- Jennings Randolph's obsession : why one man worked for nearly thirty years to secure the right to vote for eighteen-year-olds -- "An unexpected coming of age" : why so many young Americans voted in 1972, even when the outcome of the election was never in doubt -- Knock the vote : why young people don't vote today, and why the political establishment wants it that way -- The service gap : why so many young people think community service is more effective than voting; which is a shame, because it isn't -- "Hating politics is cool" : why young people know so little about government, and why that matters -- Virgin voters : what will it take to get young people engaged?