Assigned Readings

Green & Haines, Ch. 4

Capraro, J.F. (2004). Community organizing + community development = community transformation. Journal of Urban Affairs 26(2), 151-161.

Hunt, V.H. (2007) Community development corporations and public participation: Lessons from a case study in the Arkansas Delta. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 34(3), 9-35.

Class Preparation

Select any of the following papers. Develop a summary of the key concepts presented focusing on those that you can apply in your class projects.

Barakso, M. (2005). Civic engagement and voluntary associations: Reconsidering the role of the governance structures of advocacy groups. Polity 37(3), 315-334.

Kluver, J.D. (2004). Disguising social change: The role of nonprofit organizations as protective masks for citizen participation. Administrative Theory & Praxis 26(3), 309-324.

Ssewamala, F.M. & Sherraden, M. (2004). Integrating saving into microenterprise programs for the poor: Do institutions matter? Social Service Review 78(3), 404-428.

Stoll, M.A. (2001). Race, neighborhood poverty and participation in voluntary associations. Sociological Forum 16(3), 529-557.

Wilson, J. (2000). Volunteering. Annural Review of Sociology 26, 214-240.