Grassroots Organizing

Grassroots Organizing is a participatory social action process rooted in community governance and popular education that distinguishes itself by originating autonomously within marginalized communities to mobilize collective agency from the bottom up.

221

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12.2K

Citations

337

Authors

179

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Community GovernancePopular Education

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Issue-based Organizing

Publications

221

Community Organizing: Building Social Capital as a Development Strategy

Thomas A. Lyson, Ross Gittell, Avis C. Vidal · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2000 · 786 citations

Social Sciences, Development Studies, Leadership +12

Prime time activism: media strategies for grassroots organizing

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 483 citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Political Communication +14

With and beyond the state — co-production as a route to political influence, power and transformation for grassroots organizations

Diana Mitlin · Environment and Urbanization · 2008 · 478 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Political Science, Political Participation +12

A match on dry grass: community organizing as a catalyst for school reform

Choice Reviews Online · 2012 · 330 citations

Planning, Educational Leadership, Urban Studies +17

Creative schools: The grassroots revolution that’s transforming education

Joy Myers, Melissa Adams‐Budde · International Review of Education · 2016 · 314 citations

Education, Multicultural Education, Teacher Education +14

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Authors

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Robert J. Fisher
Science Applications International Corporation (United States), United States
5 publications · 210 citations
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Brian D. Christens
Vanderbilt University, United States
4 publications · 331 citations
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David Horton Smith
Boston College, United States
4 publications · 139 citations
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Edward T. Walker
University of California, Los Angeles, United States
4 publications · 314 citations
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William J. Reese
University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States
3 publications · 118 citations
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Institutions

179

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Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 14 publications · 1.3K citations
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Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
8 publications · 1.2K citations
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Community Development Journal
8 publications · 252 citations
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Journal of Community Practice
7 publications · 232 citations
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Journal of Social Issues
6 publications · 444 citations
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