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social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > community organizing
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > community organizing
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > activism and social transformation > community organizing
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > democratic thought > citizenship > community organizing
... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > community organizing
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > political and social movements (North America) > community organizing
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > processes and institutions > community organizing
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban politics > community organizing
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban politics > community organizing

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community organizing  

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  • Community organizing is the practice of bringing people together, face to face, to solve local problems and, sometimes, change the distribution of power. The practice is associated mostly with Saul Alinsky, but the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States also organized people on a local basis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Community Organizing]

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