Environmental Justice Organizing in a Gentrifying Community: Navigating Dilemmas of Representation, Issue Selection, and Recruitment

Krings, Amy; Copic, Colette

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“…In some ways, the current collection of articles reflects this nascent state of organizing research. The vast majority of empirical scholarship on community organizing falls into two broad categories: (1) case studies of local initiatives, primarily employing qualitative methods (e.g., Conner & Cosner, 2016;Krings & Copic, 2021;Nicholas et al, 2019) and (2) work to chart the growth and evolution of organizing as a field and/or specific organizing networks or national initiatives (Braxton et al, 2013;García et al, 2020;Minkler et al, 2019;Wood & Fulton, 2015).…”

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Community organizing: Studying the development and exercise of grassroots power

Christens

Gupta

Speer

2021

Journal Community Psychology

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There is now wide recognition that grassroots community organizing is a uniquely necessary approach for contending with the persistent and escalating socioeconomic inequities that manifest as disparities across many societal domains, including housing, safety, education, and mental and physical health. The articles in this special issue report findings from studies designed to increase understanding of community organizing processes and produce actionable knowledge that can enhance these and other similar efforts to create more equitable and just cities and regions. These studies examine a variety of community organizing campaigns, initiatives, and networks in North America, as well as one in Bulgaria, and one in South Africa. These groups are building social power and demanding economic, racial, educational, and environmental justice. In this introductory article, we highlight some of the themes that emerge from this set of studies and make recommendations for future roles that research can play in advancing collective understanding and the practical objectives of grassroots organizing initiatives.

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Community organizing: Studying the development and exercise of grassroots power

Christens

Gupta

Speer

2021

Journal Community Psychology

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“…The ecosocial paradigm consists of several essential elements or principles, such as environmental justice, climate justice, and environmental sustainability. Environmental justice is about the "fair distribution of environmental burdens and amenities (distributive justice), the use of inclusive processes to achieve such outcomes (procedural justice), and the creation of places where marginalized groups, including residents of color and immigrants, feel welcome and safe" (Krings & Copic, 2020: 2; see also Schlosberg, 2007). In the US context, the principle is closely connected to the Black Civil Rights Movement, and it is therefore based on principles such as equal rights, antiracism, and antidiscrimination (Bullard, 1996), but it has been expanded to other marginalized groups as well.…”

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Human Rights–Based Social Work and the Natural Environment: Time for New Perspectives

Stamm

2023

J. Hum. Rights Soc. Work

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The natural environment and sustainability play an increasingly important role in social work as a discipline and profession. This is often described as the ecosocial paradigm. Even though the paradigm shares important ethical foundations with human rights–based social work, the connection between both is rarely examined in social work scholarship. This article addresses the gap by asking the following questions: How is the ecosocial paradigm linked to the human rights discourse in social work? What is the environmental dimension of human rights, and what implications does it have for social work? How can a human rights–based social work encompass the environmental dimension? In response, the article argues for the integration of new environmental perspectives into human rights–based social work. First, it shows that social work needs to refocus on collective human rights, such as the right to a healthy environment, recently recognized by the United Nations. Regarding the rights of children and youth, good examples of social work advocacy can already be found. Second, research knowledge and practice within the ecosocial paradigm are valuable resources for human rights–based social work, mainly regarding environmental justice and the principle of sustainability. Ultimately, it is only possible to strive for the realization of human rights, social change, and an inclusive and sustainable future if the natural environment is integrated as a social work concern.

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“…First, entrenched advocates aim to advance the interests of a discrete membership, rather than build out membership that engages the broader public. Narrow membership allows them to avoid the costs of coalition‐building, which often involves a struggle among new and diverse coalition partners to weave a united message (Krings & Copic, 2021; Olofsson, 2022; Rivera & Erlich, 1998). In the case of industry associations (often among the entrenched), this advantage is especially strong.…”

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Advocacy strategies in state preemption: The case of energy fuel bans

Struthers,

Ritzler

2023

Policy Studies Journal

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Interest group literature suggests reformer advocacy groups, seeking policy change and innovation, are more likely to secure policy victory in local government. Entrenched advocacy groups, favoring current policies, are better suited to win policy battles at the state level. Consequently, entrenched groups have pushed state legislatures to limit local governments' decision authorities through preemption across a wide range of public‐interest issues including tobacco use, gun control, marriage rights, and climate change. Yet few studies have considered how competing advocacy groups strategically frame their agenda in preemption debates. We draw on the “scope of conflict” literature to show that opposing camps vary in their issue definition, relational strategies, and institutional frames. For example, while entrenched advocates focus on the main issue under debate, reformer advocates link multiple issues together. Our study case is preemption legislation that prohibits local governments from banning energy fuels like natural gas in new buildings. We use computational text analysis and descriptive inference to analyze state committee testimony of 117 advocacy groups. Results raise important questions about the effectiveness of conflict expansion strategies in venues like committee systems and provide considerations for reformer advocates in their efforts to secure state support and build clean energy campaigns.

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Environmental Justice Organizing in a Gentrifying Community: Navigating Dilemmas of Representation, Issue Selection, and Recruitment

Cited by 16 publications

References 39 publications

Community organizing: Studying the development and exercise of grassroots power

Community organizing: Studying the development and exercise of grassroots power

Human Rights–Based Social Work and the Natural Environment: Time for New Perspectives

Advocacy strategies in state preemption: The case of energy fuel bans

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