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[…] work, which I hope to get published as a paper in 2008.� I also heard Scott Sherman speak about Social Action that works.� In his dissertation research on social action movements, he stumbled on some of the same ideas […]

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[…] Social Activism: What works? by Kathryn Britton (10-7-07) […]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:29:48 +0000

Hi Kathryn,

I would love to share the paper (once the final copy is completed in December) with anyone who is interested. My discussion of Scott’s dissertation is only a part of the paper, but it still might be of interest to Positive Psychology folks.

I’m very interested in the potential intersection of Positive Psychology and social activism, so if you come across any further research, make sure to keep us posted!

Elizabeth

By: Kathryn Britton

Kathryn Britton — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:28:35 +0000

Thanks for posting, Elizabeth. Why not think about sharing the paper with Scott Sherman when you are done? Or perhaps submit a precis as a guest article for this site?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:00:45 +0000

I am so grateful that Kathryn wrote about this topic! I am typing away right now at a law school paper and I am heavily citing Scott’s dissertation, as to why litigation is inadequate as a method of social activism, etc etc. I’m so happy to be able to include positive psychology in my legal studies.

~~E

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darapid » Blog Archiv » Social Activism: What works? — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:38:31 +0000

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By: Senia

Senia — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:00:35 +0000

Kathryn,
Singer is my all-time favorite author of all time. That’s a great book. I like all his short story collections. Thanks,
S.

By: Kathryn Britton

Kathryn Britton — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:36:26 +0000

Isaac Bashevis Singer said in his book, In my Father’s Court:

It is my firmest confiction that the court of the future will be based on the Beth Din, provided the world goes morally forward instead of backward. Though the Beth Din is rapidly disappearing, I believe it will be reinstated and evolve into a universal institution. The concept behind it is that there can be no justice without godliness, and the best judgment is one accepted by all the litigants with good will and trust in divine power. The opposite of the Beth Din are all institutions that employ force, whether of the right or of the left.

He defines Beth Din as an ancient institution that started whn Jethro counseled Moses to “provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness … and let them judge the people at all seasons.”

The book is a very interesting collection of stories about the court held by his father. My husband came across this book as part of the Western canon that he is working his way through. I am glad he shared it with me.

By: Kathryn Britton

Kathryn Britton — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:09:38 +0000

Friends,
I’ve continued this discussion in my blog. That involved pulling in Robert Wright’s book, Non-zero. Did you know there are excerpts of every chapter available on the Web? There is also a terrific video of Bill Clinton talking about Non-zero and its significance for the 21st century, a time of growing global interdependence. Check it out - http://theanocoaching.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/thoughts-about-social-activisim/.

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Thoughts about Social Activisim « Positive Psychology Reflections — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:04:22 +0000

[…] about Social Activisim Jump to Comments My latest article in Positive Psychology News Daily is called Social Activism: What Works? It isabout a session at the Gallup Well-being Forum 2007 where Scott Sherman talked about what does and does not work with social activism. He wrote a dissertation on the analysis of 60 case studies involving social action against locally unwanted land uses - or LULUs (what a wonderful acronym). […]