"Pennsylvania (United States)" . . "Social change Pennsylvania Pittsburgh History 21st century." . . "Changement social." . . "Militantisme États-Unis Pennsylvanie (États-Unis) 20e siècle." . . "Družbene spremembe." . . "Zgodovina." . . "Activisme." . . "Democracy." . . "Social change / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh." . . "2000 - 2099" . . "Démocratie États-Unis Pittsburgh (Pa.) 1990-...." . . "Blee, Kathleen M." . . "Pittsburgh." . . "Politična gibanja." . . "Pennsylvania" . . "Mouvements sociaux États-Unis Pennsylvanie (États-Unis) 20e siècle." . . "Mouvements sociaux." . . "Changement social Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh." . . "Soziale Bewegung." . . "Social movements Pennsylvania Pittsburgh History 21st century." . . "Social movements / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh / History / 21st century." . "Aktivismus." . . "Political Science." . . "Participation politique États-Unis." . . "Democracy / Pennsylvania / Pittsburgh." . . "Social movements." . . "Changement social États-Unis Pittsburgh (Pa.) 1990-...." . . . . . . . . . . . "Democracy in the making : how activist groups form"@en . "Democracy in the making : how activist groups form" . . . . . . . . . . "Democracy in the Making : How Activist Groups Form"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Democracy in the Making How Activist Groups Form"@en . . . . . . . . . "History" . . "History"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "With civic engagement commonly understood to be on the decline and traditional bases of community and means of engagement increasingly fractured, how do people become involved in collective civic action? How do activist groups form? What hampers the ability of these groups to invigorate political life, and what enables it? Kathleen Blee's groundbreaking new study provides a provocative answer: the early times matter. By following grassroots groups from their very beginnings, Blee traces how their sense of possibility shrinks over time as groups develop a shared sense of who they are that forec."@en . . . . . . . . "With civic engagement commonly understood to be on the decline and traditional bases of community and means of engagement increasingly fractured, how do people become involved in collective civic action? How do activist groups form? What hampers the ability of these groups to invigorate political life, and what enables it? Kathleen Blee's groundbreaking new study provides a provocative answer: the early times matter. By following grassroots groups from their very beginnings, Blee traces how their sense of possibility shrinks over time as groups develop a shared sense of who they are that forecloses options that were once open. At the same time, she charts the turning points at which options re-open and groups become receptive to change and reinvention. Based on observing more than sixty grassroots groups in Pittsburgh for three years, Democracy in the Making is an unprecedented look at how ordinary people come together to change society. It gives a close-up look at the deliberations of activists on the left and right as they work for animal rights, an end to the drug trade in their neighbourhood, same-sex marriage, global peace, and more. It shows how grassroots activism can provide an alternative to civic disengagement and a forum for envisioning how the world can be transformed. At the same time, it documents how activist groups become mired in dysfunctional and undemocratic patterns that their members dislike, but cannot fix. By analyzing the possibilities and pitfalls that face nascent activist organizations, Blee reveals how critical early choices are to the success of grassroots activism. Vital for scholars and activists alike, this practical yet profound study shows us, through the examples of both groups that flourish and those that flounder, how grassroots activism can better live up to its democratic potential."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Democracy in the making how activist groups form" . "Democracy in the making how activist groups form"@en . . . "Démocratie États-Unis Pennsylvanie (États-Unis) 20e siècle." . . "Social change." . . "Družbena gibanja." . . "POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy" . . "Militantisme États-Unis Pennsylvanie (États-Unis)" . . "Pensilvanija (Združene države Amerike)" . . "Mouvements sociaux Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh Histoire 21e siècle." . . "History." . . "Mouvements sociaux États-Unis Pittsburgh (Pa.) 1990-...." . . . . "21. stoletje." . . "Democracy Pennsylvania Pittsburgh History 21st century." . . "Demokratie." . . "Démocratie Pennsylvanie Pittsburgh." . . "Politische Beteiligung." . . "Political movement." . . "Pittsburgh, Pa." . . "Sozialer Wandel." . . "Democratisering." . . "Demokracija." . .