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Community Organizing

Practice, Research, and Policy Implications

Bibliographic Data

ID12908152
AuthorsBrian D Christens (0000-0002-8427-3668, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Paul W Speer (0000-0003-0860-0652, Vanderbilt University)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue1
Pages193-222
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Issues and Policy Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-2395 • E-ISSN: 1751-2409
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sipr.12014
OpenAlexW1500684261
LanguageEN
Citations received64
References cited86

Community organizing—a field of practice in which residents collaboratively investigate and undertake sustained collective action regarding social issues of mutual concern—has often proven an effective method for achieving changes in policies and systems at local, regional, and even national scales. The field is dynamic. It has expanded and has undergone numerous changes over recent decades. Research from a variety of disciplines has documented, evaluated, and informed many of these changes. This article scrutinizes the evolving field of community organizing, with a particular focus on the current state of social and psychological research on broad‐based community organizing processes and outcomes. These findings include not only the effects of community organizing efforts on policies and systems, but also the influences of community organizing on psychological changes among the people and groups who participate. These findings are incorporated into recommendations for policies, practices, and future research

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