CITC17H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rights-Based Approach To Development, Environmental Protection, Social Movement
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Allow people to connect with the cause and actors. Caution: non-profit challenges (status quo, lack of political action) Rothman"s three modes: locality development, social planning/policy, social action. Identify community needs, policy gaps and take collective action to rectify a social problem. Focus on re-distribution of power, might not deal with a meaningful systemic change. Mondros and wilson"s 3 models of social action organizing: grassroots, lobbying, mobilizing. Creating a powerful group of citizens to targeting power holders, government and legal system change. Engagement of citizen groups/organized groups/ marginalized groups in urban politics how to influence the government decision-making process skills and strategies in community engagement critical knowledge in civic engagement and activism (success stories) Connecting local dots with wider system-level factors. Community benefits in organizing growing community benefits movements local community has negotiation power success storied of building community infrastructure. Organizing around planning legislation can create opportunities for people (housing) Certain factors to encourage in the electoral process.
