People, Power, Change, Marshall Ganz
People, Power, Change, Marshall Ganz
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People, Power, Change
Organizing for Democratic Renewal

Author: Marshall Ganz

Narrator: Marshall Ganz

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/20/2024


Synopsis

At a moment in which our everyday practice of democracy has atrophied, and political, economic, and technological forces have weakened our capacity for collective action, People, Power, Change is a once-in-a-generation book for anyone who wants to create real and lasting change.

Marshall Ganz is one of the world’s leading authorities on democratic leadership, organizing, and action and this book is the culmination of his decades of teaching, research, and practice. In People, Power, Change Ganz offers students, educators, and organizers access to the craft he has learned, adapted, and shared over the last half-century of creating effective collective action. It is not a blueprint, but a road map.

Ganz explores the values, ideas, and craft core to the practice of organizing and offers an actionable framework for how to actually do it. He focuses the book on the creation and substance of relationships, the fuel of values and narrative, the resources and power of strategy, the necessity of structure, and the accountability of action. Across these five organizing practices, Ganz weaves in his personal experiences from a lifetime of organizing in iconic social movements and campaigns to illustrate how collective action actually works and to build the practices and skills that must be developed to do it with intention and with success.

“If there was ever a moment when this message needed to be heard, this is it! Read it, and then get to work!”—Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org and Third Act

This audiobook contains a supplemental PDF.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosi on November 08, 2024

Brilliant book by Professor Ganz. It reads like you're sitting with him or hearing a talk, and is full of anecdotes from his organizing time as well as clear, structured frameworks. In these dark times we need relational organizing more than ever. This is a must read for anyone wanting to create vis......more

Goodreads review by Sergio on November 16, 2024

If you’re going to go on a long and arduous journey, it’s important to find an experienced guide who can show you the way. Marshall Ganz is that guide. People, Power, Change offers new and experienced civic leaders a leadership framework that serves as a roadmap for leading change with others. I was......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on September 23, 2024

A tour-de-force on organizing! This was an exceptional read. I have not done community organizing myself, but have always been interested in social movements and how to effect positive change. This book lays out the process in a systematic way. It truly is a masterclass in a book. I'm certain that I......more

Goodreads review by Rod on December 28, 2024

The book offers a succinct exploration of the principles of organising. However, I found the emphasis on storytelling somewhat unconvincing. It seems more like a tool for fostering relationships rather than a distinct pillar of organising in its own right.......more

Goodreads review by Niamh on March 14, 2025

A nice How To Guide about organizing, offered perspective on how attainable human togetherness can be......more