Consensus Organizing: Building Communities of Mutual Self Interest
- ISBN-10
- 1452236224
- ISBN-13
- 9781452236223
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-01-18
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Author
- Mike Eichler
Description
The first new form of community organizing since Saul Alinsky, this book connects the poor to the rest of society. Written in a logical, teachable, and pragmatic style, Consensus Organizing: Building Communities of Mutual Self Interest is a model of social change for the 21st century. Through real examples, author Mike Eichler illustrates how anyone can practice consensus organizing and help the poor, forgotten, and disempowered.
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