
A New Weave of Power, People and Politics
The Action Guide for Advocacy and Citizen Participation
Lisa VeneKlasen, Valerie Miller
Published: 2007
Pages: 360
eBook: 9781780444208
Paperback: 9781853396441
Foreword
Introduction
PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING POLITICS
Chapter 1: Politics and Advocacy
Chapter 2: Democracy and Citizenship
Chapter 3: Power and Empowerment
Chapter 4: Constructing Empowering Strategies
PART TWO: PLANNING ADVOCACY
Chapter 5: The Basics of Planning for Citizen-Centered Advocacy
Chapter 6: Planning Moment #1 - Looking Inward
Chapter 7: Planning Moment #2 - Understanding the Big Picture
Chapter 8: Planning Moment #3 - Identifying and Defining Problems
Chapter 9: Planning Moment #4 - Analyzing Problems & Selecting Priority Issues
Chapter 10: Planning Moment #5 - Mapping Advocacy Strategies
Chapter 11: Finding Policy Hooks and Political Angles
Chapter 12: Forces, Friends, and Foes
PART THREE: DOING ADVOCACY
Chapter 13: Messages and Media - Educating and Persuading
Chapter 14: Outreach and Mobilization
Chapter 15: Maneuvering on the Inside: Lobbying and Negotiating
Chapter 16: Advocacy Leadership
Chapter 17: Alliances and Coalitions
ANNEXES
Lisa VeneKlasen Lisa VeneKlasen is Executive Director & Co-Founder of Just Associates, an international advocacy and learning organization. She has worked closely with dozens of NGOs, social movements and grassroots groups on people-centered advocacy and advocacy training. She has a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Valerie Miller Dr Valerie Miller is Senior Advisor & Co-Founder of Just Associates. She was formlery Policy Advocacy Director at Oxfam America and Director of Policy and Exchange Programs at the Institute for Development Research. She has a doctorate in adult education.