Activism, inc. : how the outsourcing of grassroots campaigns is strangling progressive politics in America /

Activism, Inc. introduces America to an increasingly familiar political actor: the canvasser. She's the twenty-something with the clipboard, stopping you on the street or knocking on your door, the foot soldier of political campaigns. Granted unprecedented access to the "People's Proj...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fisher, Dana, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Political participation > United States.
Campaign management > Contracting out > United States.
Political activists > United States.
Social movements > United States.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Campagnes électorales > Gestion > Impartition > États-Unis.
Activistes > États-Unis.
Mouvements sociaux > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Campaign management > Contracting out.
Political activists.
Political participation.
Social movements.
Politische Beteiligung
Politische Beteiligung.
United States.
USA
USA.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The man, the message, and the members : the 3Ms of politics in America today
  • Institutionalizing activism : the people's project
  • Making a difference as a canvasser : jobs with a conscience
  • Outsourcing activism : politics and the bottom line
  • Laying sod vs. cultivating the grass : a post-mortem on the 2004 election
  • Where do we go from here? the future of grassroots politics in America.

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