Race, class, and community organizing in support of economic justice initiatives in the twenty-first century

Community Development Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 181-197

  Franklin, Sekou ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; DECISION MAKING; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RACE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 84897082029     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bst035     Document Type: Article

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