The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. The storytelling content is based on harvard professor marshall ganz s public narrative work, which focuses on identifying sources of hope and motivation to build shared visions for future change. We also thank francesca polletta and the editors of this volume for their comments on a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading why david sometimes wins. Leadership, organization and social movements, chapter 19, spring 2012 2 resources, and create new capacity to use these resources to advance these interests. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Kennedy school of government harvard university fall 2006 102. Why david sometimes wins leadership, organization, and strategy in the california farm worker movement marshall ganz. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. The author marshall ganz stated that there are four components to leadership practices. Why david sometimes wins tells the story of cesar chavez and the united farm workers groundbreaking victory, drawing important lessons from this dramatic tale. Public narrative key to effective leadership students discuss the importance of public narrative at a leadership seminar led by marshall ganz at podium. Leading change is a 14week harvard kennedy school executive education online program designed to help leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups, and social movements learn how to organize communities that can mobilize power to make change.
In 1964, a year before graduating, he left to volunteer as a civil rights organizer in mississippi. Leading change leadership, organization, and social movements marshall ganz introduction social movements emerge as a result of the efforts of purposeful actors individuals, organizations to assert new public values, form new relationships rooted in those values, and mobilize the political, economic. Ganz, because of his long leadership role within the ufw, is unusually well placed as an insider, organizer, and later as a scholar, to write a moving narrative history of this remarkable movement. Leadership, organizing and action harvard kennedy school. The course, leadership through storytelling, focuses on three main aspects. Telling our story of self can help establish firm ground for leadership, collaboration and discovering common purpose. Relationships relationships are really important in leadership and leading change. Marshall ganz, senior lecturer in public policy at the kennedy school of government at harvard university, gave the closing keynote at the carnegie foundations second annual summit on improvement in education. Leadership, organization, and strategy in the california farm worker movement. Leadership, organization, and social movements marshall ganz kennedy school of government harvard university june 6, 2008 revised 12108. Ihi open school course leadership and organizing for change. Hauser senior lecturer in leadership, organizing, and civil society at the kennedy school of government at harvard university.
Let us imagine a pilot, and assume that he had passed every examination with distinction, but that he had not as yet been at sea. Working for justice at the intersection of art, activism, education, and culture. Organize your community to enact needed change professor marshall ganz, senior lecturer in public policy at harvard kennedy school, and his associates teach this online executive program about how to be a change leader. Pdf what is the role of leadership in a social movement. Leadership, organization and social movements, chapter 19, originally adapted from the works of marshall ganz, harvard university and modified by jacob waxman. I went to harvard in 1960, in part because it was about as far as i could get from bakersfield, which was the terminus of the dust bowl migration. Marshall ganz, kennedy school, 2011 organizing notes on strategizing by marsall ganz introduction strategy is about turning what you have into what you need to get what you want how. Hauser senior lecturer in leadership, organizing, and civil society at the kennedy school of government. They develop the relationships, motivate the participation, strategize. Hauser senior lecturer in leadership, organizing, and civil society at the kennedy school of government, where he teaches, researches, and writes on leadership, organization, and strategy in social movements, civic associations, and politics. The article mentions how crucial relationships are between leaders and members in social movement organizations.
Marshall ganz s public narrative worksheet, which is the source of most of the quotes in this chapter. Health fellows and management and leadership development programs at dartmouth college. Ask any community organizer what their job is really about, and they will tell you that more important than protesting, read more. Public narrative participant guide, adapted from the work of marshall ganz.
Professor marshall ganz explains the benefits of the leadership, organizing and action program. Leadership, organization, and social movements marshall ganz introduction social movements emerge as a result of the efforts of purposeful actors individuals, organizations to assert new public values, form new relationships rooted in those values, and mobilize the political, economic, and cultural power to translate these values into action. In 1965, when some 800 filipino grape workers began to strike under the aegis of the aflcio, the ufw soon. Leadership and storytelling for grassroots community. Originally adapted from the works of marshall ganz of harvard university modified by the new organizing institute 4. View all classes latest articles how to organize to win by marshall ganz reclaiming civil society by marshall ganz, marshall ganz, art reyes iii the practice of social movement leadership by marshall ganz, marshall ganz & liz mckenna. Organizers bring people together, challenging them to act on behalf of their shared values and interests. Marshall ganz the carr center for human rights harvard. Why stories matter marshall ganz march, 2009 reprinted with permission by sojourners i grew up in bakersfield, california, where my father was a rabbi and my mother was a teacher. During his address, ganz spoke about the history of organizing in the united states, his personal involvement in social movements, and he offered a framework for social action.
Leadership in social movements aldon morris and suzanne. Public narrative as a practice of leadership leads to leadership is about accepting responsibility for enabling others to achieve purpose in. In 1965, he joined cesar chavez and the united farm workers. Leadership, organization and social movements, chapter 19.
View all classes latest articles how to organize to win by marshall ganz reclaiming civil society by marshall ganz, marshall ganz, art reyes iii the practice of social movement leadership by marshall ganz, marshall ganz. Marshall ganz also teaches leadership, organizing and action. The program explores how leadership is exercised through mastery of five practices, including. Political organizer marshall ganz speaks about leadership at the october 2015 cta state council of education. Marshall ganz senior lecturer in leadership, organizing and civil society at the kennedy school of government at harvard university and the carr center for human rights public narrative resources telling your public story public narrative participant guide. Leadership, organization, and strategy in the california farm worker movement, p. Global health leadership program, public narrative coach training manual, adapted from the work of marshall ganz. Leadership in social movements aldon morris and suzanne staggenborg november, 2002 we are equal coauthors. Organizing as leadership by marshall ganz in encyclopedia of leadership, edited by george goethals, georgia sorenson, and james macgregor burns, sage publications, p. Leadership, storytelling and action, a transformative online program through which you can strengthen your capacity to lead. Marshall ganz, lecturer in public policy, entered harvard college in the fall of 1960. Leading change an online program designed to help leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups and social movements learn how to organize communities that can mobilize power to. Marshall ganz s organizing course at harvard kennedy school, where she codesigned and led his first distance learning program for harvard executive education. Since the 1900s, largescale agricultural enterprises relied on migrant labora cheap, unorganized, and powerless workforce.
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