New Weave of Power, People and Politics: The Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation

By: Lisa Veneklasen and Valerie Miller

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Synopsis: A practical handbook for activists, grassroots, and advocacy groups · Covers constituency building and the theory behind the practice · "a significant contribution to the growing international literature on citizen participation and advocacy A New Weave has been needed for a long time. "--John Gaventa, Institute of Development Studies. This book breaks down the boxes separating human rights, rule of law, development, and governance, and creates an integrated approach to rights-based political empowerment. It combines concrete and practical action 'steps' with a sound theoretical foundation to help users understand the process of advocacy planning and implementation. Building on the authors' fifty years of combined experiences in advocacy, gender, human rights, education, and social change, this "action guide" gathers insights from across the world--including community development, legal rights education, and campaign advocacy. It includes a special training and capacity-building appendix that provides workshop and planning ideas for different users and needs.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 346 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781853396441
Publisher:: Practical Action Publishing OXFAM
Date of Addition:: 03/30/15
Copyrighted By:: Asia Foundation and Lisa VeneKlasen
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Daproim Africa
Proofread By:: Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.