Power to the Partners

Organizational Coalitions in Social Justice Advocacy

Maraam A. Dwidar

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English

University of Chicago Press
06 June 2025

Social discrimination; Central government; Pressure groups & lobbying; Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

A vital examination of how social and economic justice organizations overcome resource disadvantages and build political power.

Why do some coalitions triumph while others fall short? In Power to the Partners, Maraam A. Dwidar documents the vital role of social and economic justice organizations in American politics and explores the process by which they strategically build partnerships to advance more effective and equitable advocacy. Using original data tracking the collaboration patterns of more than twenty thousand nationally active advocacy organizations, Dwidar evaluates the micro- and macro-level conditions surrounding these groups' successful efforts to collectively shape public policy.

Power to the Partners reveals that while organizational advocates for social and economic justice are at a disadvantage in the American lobbying landscape—financially, tactically, and politically—coalition work can help ameliorate these disparities. By building and sustaining coalitions with structures and memberships that facilitate clarity, learning, and diverse perspectives, these advocates can successfully—and uniquely—make their mark on American public policy. Dwidar's work offers critical insights for scholars and practitioners alike, from groundbreaking academic findings to evidence-based lessons for political organizers.

By: Maraam A. Dwidar
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 821g
ISBN: 9780226840383
ISBN 10: 0226840387
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 06 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 The Power of Partnership 2 Collaboration as Compensation 3 Studying Coalitions 4 Coalition Building, Architecture, and Influence 5 Coalition Membership 6 Collaboration in Context 7 Collaboration and Intersectional Representation Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendixes Notes References Index

Maraam A. Dwidar is assistant professor of government at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on understanding the factors that govern effective and equitable lobbying in American politics.

Reviews for Power to the Partners: Organizational Coalitions in Social Justice Advocacy

""Coalition politics and administrative policymaking are concepts that don't usually travel together, but Power to the Partners shows that they are inseparably linked. After learning from Dwidar's innovative and exhaustive analysis of hundreds of thousands of organizations involved in thousands upon thousands of federal rules, students and scholars will never again see rulemaking quite the same way.""--Daniel Carpenter author of ""Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790-1870"" ""Drawing on the power of computational tools and original data collection, Power to the Partners answers a question crucial to identifying a pathway out of this fractured political moment in America: namely, how can groups build and sustain successful coalitions to advance a more just and equitable society? A must-read for anyone interested in nurturing successful political partnerships.""--Hahrie Han author of ""Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in An American Church"" ""Truly remarkable in its data collection and empirical scope, Power to the Partners is an important contribution to several literatures. It addresses normatively and substantively fundamental questions about representation of marginalized groups in American politics. A winner.""--Frank Baumgartner coauthor of ""Lobbying and Policy Change""