How Organizations Develop Activists: Civic Associations and Leadership in the 21st Century

by Hahrie Han

Book Overview

Why are some civic associations better than others at getting--and keeping--people involved in activism? From MoveOn.org to the National Rifle Association, Health Care for America Now to the Sierra Club, membership-based civic associations constantly seek to engage people in civic and political action. What makes some more effective than others?

Using in-person observations, surveys, and field experiments, this book compares organizations with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199336776
• ISBN13: 9780199336777
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"