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oapen-20.500.12657-320662022-04-26T11:21:08Z How Change Happens Green, Duncan lobbyists officials social change political change ngos change agents campaigners activists public services Oxfam bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPA Political science & theory bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics & emerging economies bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KJ Business & management::KJM Management & management techniques Human society is full of would-be ‘change agents’, a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect. Striking then, that not many universities have a Department of Change Studies, to which social activists can turn for advice and inspiration. Instead, scholarly discussions of change are fragmented with few conversations crossing disciplinary boundaries, rarely making it onto the radars of those actively seeking change. This book aims to bridge the gap between academia and practice, bringing together the best research from a range of academic disciplines and the evolving practical understanding of activists to explore the topic of social and political change. Drawing on many first-hand examples from the global experience of Oxfam, one of the world’s largest social justice NGOs, as well as insights gleaned from studying and working on international development, it tests ideas and offers the latest thinking on what works to achieve progressive change. 2016-12-31 23:55:55 2018-10-03 09:09:28 2020-04-01T13:57:29Z 2020-04-01T13:57:29Z 2016 book 618650 OCN: 957610227 9780198785392 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32066 eng OXFAM application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 618650.pdf https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780198785392 Oxford University Press 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785392.001.0001 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785392.001.0001 b9501915-cdee-4f2a-8030-9c0b187854b2 d89669af-cc4c-45e0-9b50-ff1c6441d3b3 9780198785392 288 Oxford, UK Oxfam America open access
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Human society is full of would-be ‘change agents’, a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect. Striking then, that not many universities have a Department of Change Studies, to which social activists can turn for advice and inspiration. Instead, scholarly discussions of change are fragmented with few conversations crossing disciplinary boundaries, rarely making it onto the radars of those actively seeking change. This book aims to bridge the gap between academia and practice, bringing together the best research from a range of academic disciplines and the evolving practical understanding of activists to explore the topic of social and political change. Drawing on many first-hand examples from the global experience of Oxfam, one of the world’s largest social justice NGOs, as well as insights gleaned from studying and working on international development, it tests ideas and offers the latest thinking on what works to achieve progressive change.
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