Activist's Handbook Winning Social Change in the 21st Century

Name: Activist's Handbook Winning Social Change in the 21st Century
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ISBN: 9780520274051

ISBN-10: 0520274059

ISBN-13: 9780520274051

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: Randy Shaw

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In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Activist's Handbook, Randy Shaw's hard-hitting guide to winning social change, the author brings the strategic and tactical guidance of the prior edition into the age of Obama. Shaw details how activists can best use the Internet and social media, and analyzes the strategic strengths and weaknesses of rising 21st century movements for immigrant rights, marriage equality, and against climate change. Shaw also highlights increased student activism towards fostering greater social justice in the 21st century.The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century details the impact of specific strategies on campaigns across the…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Don't Respond, Strategize



Elected Officials: Inspiring Fear and Loathing



Coalition Activism: Rounding Up the Unusual Suspects



Ballot Initiatives: The Rules of the Game



The Media: Winning More Than Coverage



The Internet and Social Media: Maximizing the Power of Online Activism



Direct Action: Acting Up, Sitting In, Taking to the Streets



Lawyers: Allies or Obstacles to Social Change?



Student Activists Lead the Way


Conclusion: New Activism for the Twenty-First Century


Notes


Index