Activating Communities
William A. Dahlberg
- Activating
- Communities:
- The
- Art
- of
- Community
- Mobilization
- is
- an
- insightful
- book.
- Examining
- the
- ideas,
- strategies,
- and
- pragmatic
- applications
- of
- this
- process,
- "Activating
- Communities"
- emphasizes
- the
- practice
- of
- grouping
- people
- to
- create
- notable
- change.
- The
- main
- aspects
- of
- community
- participation—including
- the
- identification
- of
- stakeholders
- and
- the
- application
- of
- participatory
- decision-making—as
- well
- as
- the
- use
- of
- digital
- technology
- and
- the
- overcoming
- of
- resistance—are
- well
- taught
- in
- this
- book.
- Leaders,
- students,
- planners,
- and
- activists
- may
- find
- in
- this
- book
- the
- skills
- to
- inspire
- ongoing
- impact
- and
- group
- action
- motivation.
- It
- does
- this
- using
- rigorous
- methodologies,
- actual
- case
- studies,
- and
- lessons
- learned
- from
- earlier
- grassroots
- movements.
- Whether
- your
- field
- of
- work
- is
- public
- health,
- social
- justice,
- local
- development,
- or
- something
- entirely
- different,
- this
- book
- will
- help
- you
- to
- properly
- empower
- and
- advance communities.
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