Assessing Theoretical Models of Community Organization Practice: Alinsky as a Case in Point

Abstract

The Uneven Growth of Community Organization Theory is Attributed to the Absence of an Analytic Framework for Comparing and Evaluating Existing Practice Models. A Paradigm Potentially Useful to This End is Offered. The Practice Variations and Rationales Associated With Saul Alinsky are used to Illustrate the Organized Statements Made Possible by the Paradigm.