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Leadership, Membership, and Voice: Civic Associations That Work
(University of Chicago Press, 2010)
Why are some civic associations more effective than others? The authors introduce a multidimensional framework for analyzing the effectiveness of civic associations in terms of public recognition, member engagement, and ...
The Relationship of Leadership Quality to the Political Presence of Civic Associations
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
Member-based civic associations, or citizen groups, have two crucial roles in American democracy. They advocate for members' interests in the public arena, but also operate as Tocquevillian “schools of democracy” linking ...