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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"political advocacy"”.
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Transnational religion in Greek American political advocacy.
… are challenging scholarship on the political advocacy of ethnic groups by examining a broader range of connections that shape immigrant identity and engagement with the political systems of host countries. One of these connections is the role religion has in forming new …
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Wills and ways : policy dynamics of HOPE IV from 1992-2002
… and similar federal policies in the American political system. I will suggest strategic ways to deploy political advocacy and to facilitate genuine policy learning in the domain of housing and urban development in general. Qualitative in approach, this study relies on extensive document …
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The social impact of open government data
… of OGD as a tool for social change through political advocacy is plausible, the research reports little evidence of social impact. In a comparative study of social projects in Hong Kong, the Dominican Republic, and Chile, I conducted a qualitative investigation into why OGD’s social impact …
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Resisting the Melting Pot Through Ethnic Newspapers: A Case Study of the Irish Echo
… bridging. It performs these functions through political advocacy, vocal criticism of discrimination, and guides in assimilation and character building.
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No More "Sticking to Sports": Black Athlete Activism and Its Political Consequences
This dissertation seeks to understand the political consequences of Black athlete activism. Despite the longstanding intersection of sports and politics, social-scientific inquiries into this symbiosis and its consequences for the political arena remain mostly absent. Most existing accounts of …
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Soft Skills and Hard Work: Organizing as a Political Behavior Rooted in Relational Labor
… activists to recruit others and invest in their political engagement - a critical democratic practice. Existing explanations for organizing's emergence tend to focus on political organizations and available opportunity structures. However, organizing is a labor-intensive form of political …
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Different Lattitudes, Different Attitudes: Educator Narratives of a Professional Development in Honduras
… is increased personal and professional advocacy in home communities and schools. This study explores topics of conscientization, solidarity and political advocacy. Through the narratives of these individuals, readers can experience the triumph of successful community development, the …
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Worker Cooperatives: Strategies and Tactics for Interstitial Transformation
… the process by which small changes to the political economy can accumulate to large-scale systemic shifts. This research is based on a case study of cooperatives in Baltimore from 2014-2021 and identifies three structural conditions necessary for the growth of cooperatives: access to …
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Green realities : the financial opportunities of environmental sensitive development in the commercial real estate development industry
… greenhouse gas emissions. Despite academic and political advocacy for the widespread adoption of a more environmentally sensitive approach to real estate development, industry practitioners and investors adhere to traditional development techniques due to the financial uncertainty surrounding …
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Intellectual Disabilities and Meaningful Lives: A Study of Policy and Change
Political advocacy was combined with disabilities studies to describe the policies in place for transition services, and what is actually happening in regards to bridging the school and community for our students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The study is an examination of …
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Future past: integrated preservation information systems
… to strengthen its social, economic, and political advocacy for the conservation and celebration of our delicate, yet durable, cultural roots. Through the outreach to public and private constituencies, and through the development of market applications for cost effective preservation …
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Social Media Use Among Women Who Create Adult Online Content: Community Building and Social Media Affordances
… feminist lens. This approach acknowledges the political power that infuses social media platforms, which shape what these platforms afford, to whom, and under what conditions. I pose three research questions: (1) What community practices exist in adult content creator social media communities? …
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Innovation in Organizations: The Generation and Implementation of Radical Ideas
… when they not only were able to mobilize political advocacy via their strong buy-in ties in but also when they perceived that such potentially risk-laden actions were associated with a number of positive outcomes and few negative outcomes. The theoretical and practical implications of …
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Newspaper campaigns, publics and politics
… campaigning journalism, where a newspaper seeks political influence and claims to do so on behalf of its readers or a wider public. It is a production and content study of campaign journalism in the Scottish press, examining the journalists’ orientation to their readers, both in terms of social …
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The politics of needs interpretation : a study of three CJS-funded job-entry programs for women
… and programs. This approach focuses on the political struggle over the interpretation of needs, particularly women's needs, which she sees as central to social-welfare policy-making. In her study of the American system, she has found that "needs talk" is the medium through which inequalities …
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Towards a critical understanding of community anchors and a community sector theory and practice
… of local development, service provision and advocacy. The term community anchor has been/is active within policy-making, namely that of the New Labour UK Government (1997-2010) and, currently, SNP Scottish Government (2007-present). Within Scotland, the Scottish Community Alliance (SCA) has …