Mayer N. Zald, Change: Why Does the Social Sector Need “Making Social Movements,” Summer Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2004; one of the very few articles I have found in the Stanford Social on politics and social pressure; a very good case Innovation Review study about creating friction C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, and Jo-Ann Tsang, Motives “Four for Community Involvement,” 2002; Journal of Social Issues, motivation is the key to social impact, but there are at least four different motives in play ASSIGNMENT 4 Go to the Frameworks Institute website, on the on “Research Issues” tab on navigation bar, browse the research on framing an issue about which you care and explore the talking points research provided on the website (be prepared to switch topics if the research is dated or thin). Ask how you might design a research project to develop a frame for the solution you presented in your second memo. WEEK 12 (APRIL 23): SOCIAL RATIFICATION READINGS Harold A. McDougall, Change Requires Civic Infrastructure,” “Social Winter, 2013; broad review of the rise and fall Howard Law Journal, and rise again of civil society organizations; case studies of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street provide context for broader argument on the need for community reengagement READ THESE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Robert Putnam, Alone: America's Declining Social “Bowling Capital,” January 1995; Putnam’s first Journal of Democracy, piece on the decline in social capital that preoccupies us to this day Robert Putnam, Together,” February American Prospect, “Bowling 11, 2002; a much more hopeful assessment of the state of social capital in the wake of the September 11 attacks Thomas Sander and Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone? The Post-9/11 Split,” January 2010; a final and Journal of Democracy, disheartening assessment of the continued decline in social capital Lara Putnam, and Robert D. Putnam, Real Scandal the DNC “The Should Avoid,” November 10, 2017; the latest Washington Post,
Mayer N. Zald, “Making Change: Why Does the Social Sector Need Social Movements,” Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2004; one of the very few articles I have found in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on politics and social pressure; a very good case study about creating friction C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, and Jo-Ann Tsang, “Four Motives for Community Involvement,” Journal of Social Issues, 2002; motivation is the key to social impact, but there are at least four different motives in play ASSIGNMENT 4 Go to the Frameworks Institute website, on the “Research on Issues” tab on navigation bar, browse the research on framing an issue about which you care and explore the talking points research provided on the website (be prepared to switch topics if the research is dated or thin). Ask how you might design a research project to develop a frame for the solution you presented in your second memo. WEEK 12 (APRIL 23): SOCIAL RATIFICATION READINGS Harold A. McDougall, “Social Change Requires Civic Infrastructure,” Howard Law Journal, Winter, 2013; broad review of the rise and fall and rise again of civil society organizations; case studies of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street provide context for broader argument on the need for community reengagement READ THESE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER: Robert Putnam, “Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital,” Journal of Democracy, January 1995; Putnam’s first piece on the decline in social capital that preoccupies us to this day Robert Putnam, “Bowling Together,” American Prospect, February 11, 2002; a much more hopeful assessment of the state of social capital in the wake of the September 11 attacks Thomas Sander and Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone? The Post-9/11 Split,” Journal of Democracy, January 2010; a final and disheartening assessment of the continued decline in social capital Lara Putnam, and Robert D. Putnam, “The Real Scandal the DNC Should Avoid,” Washington Post, November 10, 2017; the latest
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