The organizational structure of local environmentalism
The organizational structure of local environmentalism
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地方环保组织架构
DOI：
10.17813/maiq.10.2.028028u600744073
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发表时间：
2005
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影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Bob Edwards
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作者：
K. Andrews;Bob Edwards
本文基于对北卡罗来纳州当地环境组织人口的调查，解决了有关当地组织的结构、其战略和社会变革方向、活动及其感知影响的基本问题。通过比较当地组织的地理范围、专业化程度和战术手段，我们发现了重要的模式。首先，与区域或州组织相比，专注于社区、城市或县的本地组织更有可能隶属于国家组织，但与区域或州一级的组织相比，它们参与联盟的可能性较小。其次，依靠志愿者和专业人员混合的组织更加正规化，并且比那些完全依靠志愿者或专业人员的组织在动员人员方面取得了更高的成功率。然而，以志愿者为基础的团体更有可能...
Based on a survey of the population of local environmental organizations in North Carolina, this article addresses fundamental questions about how local organizations are structured, their orientation toward strategy and social change, their activities, and their perceived impacts. By comparing subsets of local organizations in terms of their geographic scope, degree of professionalization, and tactical repertoires, we identify important patterns. First, locally oriented organizations that focus on a neighborhood, city, or county are more likely to be affiliated with a national organization than regional or state organizations, but they are less likely to participate in coalitions than groups working at the regional or state level. Second, organizations relying on a mixture of volunteers and professionals are more formalized and report higher levels of success at mobilizing people than those that rely exclusively on volunteers or professionals. However, groups that are volunteer-based are more likely to e...