Advocating Social Justice Professionals and Minority Community Power

This edited collection explains the importance of community empowerment in advancing public policy, and gives examples of how professionals have successfully mobilized the public in the past. Written primarily for students, academics, and lawyers, this book also attempts to bridge the widely publicized gap between professional advocates and grassroots organizations. The authors hope to demonstrate two basic principles: that the democratization of research and specialized practice enables the production of new insights; and that professionals' participation in the process of empowerment of low-income communities is transformative in ways that are enriching both professionally and personally.Barlow, Andrew L. is the author of 'Advocating Social Justice Professionals and Minority Community Power', published 2007 under ISBN 9780742559318 and ISBN 0742559319.