Saul D. Alinsky's contribution to community development

Reitzes, Donald C.; Reitzes, Dietrich C.

doi:10.1080/15575330.1980.9987114

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“…Professional expertise is no substitute for voluntary action, to be sure, but change-agents can contribute to the process (Horwitt 1989;Reitzes and Reitzes 1980). (Henderson and Thomas 1987).…”

Section: How Can a Community Develop New Leaders? This Questionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Core Concepts for Community Change

Checkoway

1997

Journal of Community Practice

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an agenda of research, application, and theory development. PCMA also establishes links among other university research and teaching efforts relevant to conflict management alternatives, and maintains liaison and collaboration with similar efforts in other Universities and Practitioner agencies. The Program staffers own work focuses explicitly on the relationship between social justice and social conflict, specifically: (a) the use of innovative settlement procedures and roles for disputants and third parties; (b) the institutionalization of innovative mechanisms and the adoption of organizational and community structures that permanently alter the way conflicts are managed; and (c) the fundamental differences and inequalities between parties that often create conflict and threaten its stable resolution. We examine these issues primarily in United States' settings, in conflicts arising within and between families, organizations and communities, and between different racial, gender, and economic constituencies. These specific efforts are supported by a variety of research and action grantslcontracts with governmental agencies, foundations, and private and public organizations/agencies. The Program in Conflict Management Alternatives is housed within the Center for Research on Social Organization, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Room 4016 LS&A Building, Telephone: (3 13) 763-0472.

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Section: How Can a Community Develop New Leaders? This Questionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Core Concepts for Community Change

Checkoway

1997

Journal of Community Practice

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“…An effective organizing methodology, even Alinsky inspired organizing, must make room for 272 J. Mandell the possibility of both conflict and collaboration (Warren, 2001) or the ''hand and fist'' approach (Fairfax, 2005). Though Reitzes and Reitzes (1980) argue that Alinsky put an emphasis on conflict strategies as a way to build bonding communal ties organizing for change, they also highlight Alinsky's dedication to community building as a vehicle for broad based political participation in civic affairs.…”

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