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American Peace Movement Organizations: The 1988 And 1992 Surveys, Mary Anna Culleton Colwell, Doug Bond
American Peace Movement Organizations: The 1988 And 1992 Surveys, Mary Anna Culleton Colwell, Doug Bond
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This is the definitive description of the 1988 Survey of Groups and Organizations Working for Peace and the 1992 follow-up of the peace movement organizations which responded in 1988. We discuss American peace movement organizations and the origins and history of the research effort in Part One along with a brief review of some of the theoretical considerations underlying this process.
In Part Two we explain the survey methods and procedures including details on the stratified sample selection, questionnaire development, survey procedures in 1988 and 1992 and response rates. The 1992 effort, especially, was the product of a …
Leadership And The Nonprofit Sector, John W. Gardner
Leadership And The Nonprofit Sector, John W. Gardner
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Toward A New Millennium: Dimensions Of Leadership In The 1990s, Reynold Levy
Toward A New Millennium: Dimensions Of Leadership In The 1990s, Reynold Levy
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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
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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 …