Moving from Professionalism to Political Advocacy in the Human Services--How to Organize a Successful Statewide Political Effort in Youth Services

The current funding environment makes political advocacy on the part of social work professionals mandatory. The social work literature on political advocacy is reviewed and categorized into schools of thought. The major portion of the paper, however, presents and then analyzes a case study of a statewide youth services association in order to gain more insight into how professional social workers can develop and use more successful political strategies and tactics

Creating a Positive Future for a Minority Community: Transportation and Urban Renewal Politics in Miami

Overtown, once the center of African American life in Miami, lost 40% of its population when Interstate 95 was built through the heart of the community in the 1960s. Even though a variety of non-policy factors played a role in the decline of the area, expressway construction and urban renewal greatly accelerated the process. Just as important, efforts to mitigate the impact of the highway were delayed for many years, thus magnifying the negative effects of public policies. The political barriers preventing the redevelopment of Overtown are described and analyzed. The future of Overtown is critically examined and evaluated

Re-visiting Meltsner: Policy Advice Systems and the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Professional Policy Analysis

10.2139/ssrn.15462511-2

The Dynamics of Suburbanization in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. (Volumes I and II).

Ph.D.Political scienceUniversity of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/157421/1/7529208.pd

New strategic perspectives on social policy/ Tropman

xxviii, 598 hal.: bibl.: ind.; 22 cm

Connecting Knowledge and Policy: The Promise of Community Indicators in the United States

benchmarking, community indicators, indicator development and construction, indicator theories, quality of life,