TY  - BOOK
AU  - Green, Duncan
AB  - 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.
DO  - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198785392.001.0001
ID  - OAPEN ID: 618650
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 957610227
KW  - lobbyists
KW  - officials
KW  - social change
KW  - political change
KW  - ngos
KW  - change agents
KW  - campaigners
KW  - activists
KW  - public services
KW  - Oxfam
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/a2d96f5a-5189-4cf8-a876-d44eda71545f/618650.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32066
PB  - Oxford University Press
PP  - Oxford, UK
PY  - 2016
SN  - 9780198785392
TI  - How Change Happensnull
ER  - 
