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To contrast the Alinsky model of community organizing for power with a women-centered model centered on relational community building within the context of gender and public-private spheres.

December 1, 1998Gender & Society

Community Organizing or Organizing Community?

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SSSusan StallIowa State University RSRandy StoeckerUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

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Conceptual analysis reveals divergent philosophical and structural approaches in urban community organizing, highlighting distinct pathways for civic mobilization.

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To contrast the Alinsky model of community organizing for power with a women-centered model centered on relational community building within the context of gender and public-private spheres.
Comparative conceptual analysis evaluating historical and theoretical paradigms of urban community organizing in the United States.
Systematic comparison of the two models across core dimensions: conceptions of human nature, conflict, power, politics, leadership styles, and organizing methodologies.
Identified distinct organizing paradigms: the Alinsky model mobilizes for external political power, whereas the women-centered model prioritizes internal relationship-building and communal solidarity.
Demonstrated that divergent views on conflict, authority, and collective action are directly rooted in historical divisions between public and private spheres.

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Stall et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd5fdefbaadf2ddc5d0ff2 https://doi.org/10.1177/089124398012006008

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Conceptual analysis reveals divergent philosophical and structural approaches in urban community organizing, highlighting distinct pathways for civic mobilization.

Community Organizing or Organizing Community?

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Community Organizing or Organizing Community?

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