The Toppling of Slobodan Milosevic
Marty Branagan (2004) exploring the role of nonviolent political action in overthrowing the Serbian dictatorship.
Work Justice and the Will of God: The Uniting Church Campaign Against WorkChoices
Using an assessment framework to devise strategic questions, Justin Whelan’s case study considers the influence of the Uniting Church social policy and justice team in campaigning against the WorkChoices legislation.
Animal metaphors
Helps organisations appreciate their current strategies and approaches.
Vision gallery
Stretches people’s imaginations in envision and articulate the kind of society they would like to create, going beyond vague values to specific features.
Influencing climate policy: The effectiveness of Australian NGO campaigns
Nina Lansbury Hall and Ros Taplin (2006) evaluate the effectiveness of Australian environmental non-government organisations’ (ENGO) campaigns on climate change, and examines their influence on climate-related policies in Australia. This research clarifies the role of...
Larry Olds’ philosophy of education
Developed by Larry Olds, this matrix compares traditional education, humanistic education and education for liberation.
Formation of Freirian Facilitators Phyllis Nobel, 1978
Food for thought for activist educators, including a useful review of literature by and about Paulo Freire.
the Change Agency’s Annual Report 2007/08
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The role of strategy in advancing nonviolent resistance in West Papua
Jason MacLeod’s case study analyses the West Papuan struggle from the perspective of the theory and dynamics of nonviolent resistance and the strategic principles of nonviolent conflict. He begins by discussing the historical background, root causes of the...
Handling the most difficult participant
Some effective strategies for dealing with difficult workshop participants.
Maximise-minimise learning
A powerful method for engaging participants in a process of becoming responsible learners, identifying strategies for maximising learning, and encouraging personal self-reflection.
Mind map: Preparing for recruiting
A brainstorming exercise to develop a recruitment plan.
Rules of power tactics
This resource outlines Saul Alinksy’s guidelines for selecting tactics (source: Rules for Radicals).
Effective facilitation
Resources for developing effective facilitation skills. Topics covered include: tips for facilitators; running effective meetings; forming agendas; testing for agreement; and decision making models.
Reformers, Reactionaries and Reinvention
Activist groups have traditionally relied on the mechanisms of liberal democracy to influence decisions. Some are now asking whether this is enough. While the more established groups become professionalised and potentially coopted through their close relationships...
Cape York Wilderness Campaign
Liliana Williamson’s case study of conservation campaigns in far north Queensland: “To influence political processes a ‘social movement organisation’ uses either or both unconventional methods – direct actions to increase awareness about an issue, – or...
Critical path analysis
A critical path charts a sequence of outcomes or changes that are necessary between where we are (here and now) and the resolution of the problem we’re campaigning to solve. This tool helps campaigners to articulate their assumptions about how the intended...