Community Organizing and Development (4th Edition)
Community Organizing and DevelopmentFourth EditionHerbert J. Rubin, Northern Illinois University  •  Irene S. Rubin, Northern Illinois University OverviewThis totally revised edition ofCommunity Organizing and Developmentmore 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.