Persuading local government : how to organize and implement effective advocacy campaigns /: how to organize and implement effective advocacy campaigns. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Herbert J. Rubin.
• Authors: Rubin, Herbert J
• Contents: Section I: The Importance of Citizen Advocacy 1. You Do Count: Influencing Local Government 2. Stirring the Pot: Case Studies of Citizen Activism in Local Government 3. Knowing Who is in Charge and What They Think: Targeting an Advocacy Message Section II: Preparation 4. Beginning the Battle: Preparing for an Advocacy Campaign 5. Considerations Before Advocating: Reflecting on Your Own Role 6. The Road Map to Success: Understanding How Decisions Get Made and Whom to Persuade 7. You Are a Researcher: Obtaining and Interpreting Background Information 8. Hidden Treasurers in City Records: Information from and about the City Section III: Understanding How Policies and Decisions Come About 9. The Road Map You Need: Understanding the Structure of Local Governments 10. The Route Taken: Paths of Decision for Municipal Policies Section IV: Working on and Presenting Your Message 11. The Rules of the Game: What Happens at the Different Venues at Which You Advocate 12. Being an Orator: Thinking How to Structure What You Will Say 13. Getting to the Telling Point: Advice About Wording Your Advocacy Message 14. Poignant Phrases: Ways of Wording Oral and Written Presentations Concluding Thoughts 15. Empowered Citizens: Concluding Thoughts on Being an Advocate
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.8; Local government; Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspects; Public interest lobbying; Political participation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000566093; 9781000566079; 9781003262572
• Related ISBNs: 9781032191669; 9781032201719
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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