Herbert J. Rubin

Persuading Local Government (eBook, ePUB)

How to Organize and Implement Effective Advocacy Campaigns

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on interviews with mayors, together with documentary evidence, analyses of public meetings, and the author's own experience of advocacy, this book provides a guide to becoming an empowered citizen, giving advice on how to achieve success when advocating with local government.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000566093
• Artikelnr.: 63648751

Autorenporträt

Herbert J. Rubin is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Northern Illinois University, USA. He is the author of Advocacy for Social Change: Coalitions and the Organizations That Lead Them and Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair: The Community-Based Development Model, and the co-author of Community Organizing and Development. He has served on and chaired numerous city committees and frequently advocates with city hall.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I: The Importance of Citizen Advocacy 1. You Do Count: Influencing Local Government 2. Stirring the Pot: Case Studies of Citizen Activism in Local Government 3. Knowing Who is in Charge and What They Think: Targeting an Advocacy Message Section II: Preparation 4. Beginning the Battle: Preparing for an Advocacy Campaign 5. Considerations Before Advocating: Reflecting on Your Own Role 6. The Road Map to Success: Understanding How Decisions Get Made and Whom to Persuade 7. You Are a Researcher: Obtaining and Interpreting Background Information 8. Hidden Treasurers in City Records: Information from and about the City Section III: Understanding How Policies and Decisions Come About 9. The Road Map You Need: Understanding the Structure of Local Governments 10. The Route Taken: Paths of Decision for Municipal Policies Section IV: Working on and Presenting Your Message 11. The Rules of the Game: What Happens at the Different Venues at Which You Advocate 12. Being an Orator: Thinking How to Structure What You Will Say 13. Getting to the Telling Point: Advice About Wording Your Advocacy Message 14. Poignant Phrases: Ways of Wording Oral and Written Presentations Concluding Thoughts 15. Empowered Citizens: Concluding Thoughts on Being an Advocate