Saul David Alinsky was een Amerikaanse gemeenschapsorganisator en schrijver, algemeen beschouwd als de grondlegger van de moderne gemeenschapsorganisatie. Zijn organisatorische vaardigheden waren gericht op het verbeteren van de levensomstandigheden van arme gemeenschappen in heel Noord-Amerika. Zijn werk richtte zich op het versterken van gemarginaliseerde groepen en het pleiten voor systeemverandering om een eerlijkere samenleving te creëren. Alinsky's methoden hebben generaties activisten geïnspireerd en blijven gemeenschapsorganisatie wereldwijd beïnvloeden.
Legendary community organizer Saul Alinsky inspired a generation of activists and politicians with Reveille for Radicals , the original handbook for social change. Alinsky writes both practically and philosophically, never wavering from his belief that the American dream can only be achieved by an active democratic citizenship. First published in 1946 and updated in 1969 with a new introduction and afterword, this classic volume is a bold call to action that still resonates today.
First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition.ContentsThe PurposeOf Means and EndsA Word about WordsThe Education of an OrganizerCommunicationIn the BeginningTacticsThe Genesis of Tactic ProxyThe Way Ahead
Focusing on a pivotal figure in American labor history, the narrative chronicles a 30-year struggle marked by personal bias and complex relationships. It explores the rise of Lewis from Illinois mines to leadership, detailing his role in founding the C.I.O. and his contentious relationships with influential figures like Green, Murray, and Roosevelt. The account highlights the gains achieved for miners in terms of pay and safety, offering a compelling analysis of the labor movement's impact and a stark contrast to the current state of unions.
Call Me a Radical. Saul D. Alinsky organisierte die Armen in den Slums von Chicago. Er gründete Bürgerorganisationen, bi