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Organizational And Management Characteristics Of Peace Groups, Mary Anna Culleton Colwell
Organizational And Management Characteristics Of Peace Groups, Mary Anna Culleton Colwell
Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The contemporary American peace movement is a mixture of many small and a few large organizations pursuing a wide range of goals. There has been almost no organizational research focused on these peace movement organizations (PMOs) or detailed studies of the goals, values, and activities of a large sample of PMOs.
The activity of these varied PMOs has had limited impact on public policy. Some authors cite the strength of external forces or the conservative American political culture as the key factors in this relative lack of success. There are few facts with which to evaluate these or …