Grassroots AssociationsGrassroots Associations is a comprehensive review and critique of empirical and theoretical research on grassroots, nonprofit and voluntary organizations. David Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such groups as Alchoholics Anonymous, community-environmental action committees and church Bible study groups. He addresses: group formation, structure, process, leadership, and life cycle change; effectiveness; the influence such associations have on society; the future of grassroots associations, which he sees as integral to a postmodern society moving towards participatory democracy, self-determinism and individual choice. |
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... Political Involvement An important reason why GAs have so much impact on creating and main- taining participatory democracy and a civil society is that virtually every type of GA gets involved in political processes sometimes , and ...
... political , not just officially political GAs such as political party local committees but also school service GAs , civic serv- ice clubs , veterans groups , farm organizations , nationality GAs , and profes- sional or academic ...
... political participation . These effects were stronger for participation in instrumental GAs that were seeking to affect people or groups outside their own GAS . Leighley ( 1996 ) shows that a substantial amount of this political ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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Poverty and the Third Way Colin C Williams,Colin C. Williams,Jan Windebank No preview available - 2004 |