Public Powers for the Commonweal: A Challenge to Faith-Based Organizing
If we are going to give power to the philosophers, the Prince, the elected, or to the party central committee, we have to explain why. In the case of restoring power to the people, no such argument is required. An explanation may be required of why such a situation will be safe, efficient, lasting, or a source of wise decisions, but not why it is legitimate. Radical democracy is legitimacy itself. —C. Douglas Lummis
Building Bridges, Building Power: Developments in Institution-Based Community Organizing
Full-color report on the demographics and organizational profile of the field of institution-based community organizing, drawing on full census of almost 200 IBCO's in the U.S. in 2011 (94% response rate)
A different face of faith‐based politics: social capital and community organizing in the public arena
Questions whether, in the USA, faith‐based communities can have an important effect on politics. Contends that other areas, where there are poorer communities, are more likely to be influenced politically in civil society although does not preclude other income sectors from being similarly affected just that deprived areas are more likely to listen to faith‐based organizers.