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ED 396 131 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION REPORT NO PUB DATE NOTE AVAILABLE FROM PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS DOCUMENT RESUME CE 071 855 Matiwana, Mizana; And Others The Struggle for Democracy. A Study of Community Organisations in Greater Cape Town from the 1960s to 1988. Update. University of the Western Cape, Bellville (South Africa). Centre for Adult and Continuing Education. ISBN-1-86808-004-8 89 378p.; For a related document, see ED 389 834. Centre for Adult and Continuing Education, University of the Western Cape. P:ivate Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa. Reports Research/Technical (143) MF01/PC16 Plus Postage. Accountability; Adult Education; Black Education; Blacks; Case Studies; Community Development; *Community Education; *Community Organizations; *Democracy; Educational Change; Educational Needs; Educational Practices; Educational Trends; Foreign Countries; Leadership; Motivation; Organizational Change; Organizational Effectiveness; Organizational Objectives; *Political Socialization; Public Affairs Education; *Role of Education; Voluntary Agencies IDENTIFIERS Popular Education; *South Africa (Cape Town) ABSTRACT This document presents the findings of a comprehensive study of community organizations in Greater Cape Town from the 1960s to 1988 and the role of those organizations in the struggle for democracy in South Africa. It is divided into four sections. Section 1 presents background information on community organizations in South Africa, defines the term "voluntary association," and characterizes South Africa's voluntary associations. In section 2, selected South African community organizations are characterized from the following standpoints: membership, leadership, authority, accountability, motivation, and educational practices. Section 3 consists of two case stuuies. The first is a case study of selected community organizations in Greater Cape Town from the late 1970s to 1984, whereas the second focuses on Cape Town's community organizations from 1985 to 1988. Section 4, which constitutes more than two-thirds of the document, is an extensive table characterizing a total of 362 existing and defunct community organizations in Greater Cape Town. The organizations are listed by the following categories: civics; community work agencies; cultural; education, research, resource, and information; political; student and youth; and women. The following information is provided for each organization: name, life span, aims, main activitiesvand contacts/addresses. Contains 250 references. (MN)

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  • ED 396 131

    AUTHORTITLE

    INSTITUTION

    REPORT NOPUB DATENOTEAVAILABLE FROM

    PUB TYPE

    EDRS PRICEDESCRIPTORS

    DOCUMENT RESUME

    CE 071 855

    Matiwana, Mizana; And OthersThe Struggle for Democracy. A Study of CommunityOrganisations in Greater Cape Town from the 1960s to1988. Update.University of the Western Cape, Bellville (SouthAfrica). Centre for Adult and ContinuingEducation.ISBN-1-86808-004-889378p.; For a related document, see ED 389 834.Centre for Adult and Continuing Education, Universityof the Western Cape. P:ivate Bag X17, Bellville 7535,South Africa.Reports Research/Technical (143)

    MF01/PC16 Plus Postage.Accountability; Adult Education; Black Education;Blacks; Case Studies; Community Development;*Community Education; *Community Organizations;*Democracy; Educational Change; Educational Needs;Educational Practices; Educational Trends; ForeignCountries; Leadership; Motivation; OrganizationalChange; Organizational Effectiveness; OrganizationalObjectives; *Political Socialization; Public AffairsEducation; *Role of Education; Voluntary Agencies

    IDENTIFIERS Popular Education; *South Africa (Cape Town)

    ABSTRACTThis document presents the findings of a

    comprehensive study of community organizations in Greater Cape Townfrom the 1960s to 1988 and the role of those organizations in thestruggle for democracy in South Africa. It is divided into foursections. Section 1 presents background information on communityorganizations in South Africa, defines the term "voluntaryassociation," and characterizes South Africa's voluntaryassociations. In section 2, selected South African communityorganizations are characterized from the following standpoints:membership, leadership, authority, accountability, motivation, andeducational practices. Section 3 consists of two case stuuies. Thefirst is a case study of selected community organizations in GreaterCape Town from the late 1970s to 1984, whereas the second focuses onCape Town's community organizations from 1985 to 1988. Section 4,which constitutes more than two-thirds of the document, is anextensive table characterizing a total of 362 existing and defunctcommunity organizations in Greater Cape Town. The organizations arelisted by the following categories: civics; community work agencies;cultural; education, research, resource, and information; political;student and youth; and women. The following information is providedfor each organization: name, life span, aims, main activitiesvandcontacts/addresses. Contains 250 references. (MN)

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    t par

    -tic

    ular

    'mom

    ents

    ' in

    hist

    ory.

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    stu

    dy o

    f co

    m-

    mun

    ity o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    , the

    refo

    re, p

    rovi

    des

    inte

    rest

    ing

    pers

    pect

    ives

    on

    cont

    empo

    rary

    his

    tory

    .T

    hese

    per

    spec

    tives

    hav

    e on

    ly b

    egun

    to b

    e ex

    plor

    edin

    Sou

    th A

    fric

    a. T

    he in

    form

    atio

    n co

    ncer

    ning

    loca

    lco

    mm

    unity

    org

    anis

    atio

    ns is

    exc

    eedi

    ngly

    spa

    rse.

    Thi

    s pu

    blic

    atio

    n ho

    pes

    to il

    lust

    rate

    the

    pote

    ntia

    lhi

    stor

    ical

    rel

    evan

    ce o

    f a

    stud

    y of

    com

    mun

    ity o

    r-ga

    nisa

    tions

    .T

    he th

    ird

    reas

    on f

    or th

    e C

    OR

    E P

    roje

    ct r

    elat

    esto

    pop

    ular

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    catio

    nal r

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    r th

    an a

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    the

    data

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    ublic

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    s, 1

    985-

    1988

    has

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    com

    mun

    ity o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    in r

    espo

    nse

    to m

    e's

    ocia

    l cri

    sis'

    . The

    pro

    ject

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    ough

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    catio

    nal

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    ts a

    nd th

    roug

    h pu

    blic

    atio

    ns, a

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    to a

    ssis

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    embe

    rs o

    f co

    mm

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    org

    anis

    atio

    ns to

    con

    tex-

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    ect o

    n th

    eir

    wor

    k in

    ord

    er to

    bec

    ome

    mor

    e ef

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    ive

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    rugg

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    non

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    al, j

    ust

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    ocra

    tic f

    utur

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    fric

    a.T

    he p

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    eque

    nce

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    s fo

    l-lo

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    he s

    tudy

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    with

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    kgro

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    om-

    mun

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    outh

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    7

    0

  • 8

    It th

    en p

    rovi

    des

    an o

    verv

    iew

    of

    com

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    ityor

    gani

    satio

    ns a

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    prim

    ary

    char

    acte

    rist

    ics,

    as d

    escr

    ibed

    in th

    e lit

    erat

    ure.

    The

    thir

    d se

    ctio

    n pr

    esen

    ts tw

    o ca

    se s

    tudi

    es o

    fco

    mm

    unity

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    anis

    atio

    ns in

    Cap

    e T

    own.

    The

    firs

    t foc

    uses

    on

    the

    earl

    y 19

    80's

    . Tw

    o qu

    estio

    nsar

    e ad

    dres

    sed:

    why

    did

    com

    mun

    ity o

    rgan

    isa-

    tions

    pro

    lifer

    ate

    at th

    at p

    artic

    ular

    his

    tori

    cal

    'mom

    ent'?

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    'dem

    ocra

    cy' b

    ecom

    e su

    chan

    impo

    rtan

    t ide

    olog

    ical

    con

    cept

    for

    the

    emer

    -ge

    nt o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    and

    wha

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    it m

    ean?

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    seco

    nd f

    ocus

    es o

    n de

    velo

    pmen

    ts w

    ithin

    and

    arou

    nd c

    omm

    unity

    org

    anis

    atio

    ns f

    rom

    198

    519

    88.

    The

    fin

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    ubst

    antia

    l sec

    tion

    pres

    ents

    dat

    a on

    the

    com

    mun

    ity o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    that

    we

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    e ab

    leto

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    te f

    rom

    the

    1960

    's to

    198

    8. T

    he d

    ata

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    tary

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    ditio

    nal r

    esea

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    red

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    re in

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    thdi

    scus

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    ble.

    HO

    W T

    O U

    SE

    TH

    IS P

    UB

    LIC

    AT

    ION

    The

    fir

    st e

    ditio

    n of

    this

    pub

    licat

    ion

    has

    been

    use

    dby

    a r

    ange

    of

    peop

    le f

    rom

    aca

    dem

    ic r

    esea

    rche

    rs to

    stud

    ents

    and

    mem

    bers

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    com

    mun

    ity o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

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    me

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    e m

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    ctio

    ns h

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    wri

    tten

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    tyle

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    ve a

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    opri

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    d Id

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    see

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    pub

    licat

    ion

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    tem

    pt to

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    omm

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    year

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    t is

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    ffer

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    1 2

  • BA

    CK

    GR

    OU

    ND

    TO

    CO

    MM

    UN

    ITY

    OR

    GA

    NIS

    AT

    ION

    S IN

    SO

    UT

    HA

    FR

    ICA

    Intr

    oduc

    tion

    Com

    mun

    ity o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    are

    for

    ms

    of v

    olun

    tary

    asso

    ciat

    ions

    . In

    this

    pub

    licat

    ion

    thes

    e te

    rms

    are

    used

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    rcha

    ngea

    bly.

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    the

    liter

    atur

    e th

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    rm'v

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    tary

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    ocia

    tions

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    non-

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    rnm

    enta

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    anis

    atio

    ns),

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    Os'

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    ivat

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    nisa

    tions

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    d SM

    Os

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    cial

    mov

    e-m

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    rgan

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    ions

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    e so

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    ames

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    d to

    desc

    ribe

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    e or

    gani

    satio

    ns w

    hich

    for

    m p

    art o

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    ty.

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    imon

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    edci

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    mpr

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    dpr

    ivat

    e' o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

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    h as

    chu

    rche

    s, tr

    ade

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    ns, p

    oliti

    cal p

    artie

    s, c

    ultu

    ral a

    nd v

    olun

    tary

    as-

    soci

    atio

    ns w

    hich

    are

    dis

    tinct

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    m th

    e pr

    oces

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    ofpr

    oduc

    tion

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    the

    publ

    ic a

    ppar

    atus

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    f th

    est

    ate.

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    msc

    i sta

    tes

    that

    :

    all t

    he o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    whi

    ch m

    ake

    up c

    ivil

    soci

    ety

    are

    the

    resu

    lt of

    a c

    ompl

    ex n

    etw

    ork

    ofso

    cial

    pra

    ctic

    es a

    nd s

    ocia

    l rel

    atio

    ns, i

    nclu

    ding

    the

    stru

    ggle

    bet

    wee

    n th

    e tw

    o fu

    ndam

    enta

    l cla

    s-se

    s, c

    apita

    l and

    labo

    ur...

    . Thu

    s a

    capi

    talis

    tso

    ciet

    y is

    com

    pose

    d of

    thre

    e se

    ts o

    f so

    cial

    rela

    tions

    : the

    rel

    atio

    ns o

    f pr

    oduc

    tion,

    the

    basi

    cre

    latio

    n be

    twee

    n la

    bour

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    the

    coer

    -ci

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    elat

    ions

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    ch c

    hara

    cter

    ise

    thc

    Stat

    e; a

    ndal

    l oth

    er s

    ocia

    l rel

    atio

    ns w

    hich

    mak

    e up

    civ

    ilso

    ciet

    y.

    13

    Civ

    il so

    ciet

    y is

    the

    sphe

    re w

    here

    cap

    italis

    ts,

    wor

    kers

    and

    oth

    ers

    enga

    ge in

    pol

    itica

    l and

    ideo

    logi

    cal i

    t....,

    ggle

    s an

    d w

    here

    pol

    itica

    l par

    -tie

    s, tr

    ade

    unio

    ns, r

    elig

    ious

    bod

    ies

    and

    a gr

    eat

    vari

    ety

    of o

    ther

    org

    anis

    atio

    ns c

    ome

    into

    exi

    st-

    ence

    . It i

    s no

    t onl

    y th

    e sp

    here

    of

    clas

    s st

    rugg

    les:

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    als

    o th

    e sp

    here

    of

    all p

    opul

    ar-d

    emoc

    ratic

    stru

    ggle

    s w

    hich

    ari

    se o

    ut o

    f th

    e di

    ffer

    ent w

    ays

    in w

    hich

    peo

    ple

    are

    grou

    ped

    toge

    ther

    by

    sex,

    race

    , gen

    erat

    ion,

    loca

    l com

    mun

    ity, r

    egio

    n, n

    a-tio

    n an

    d so

    on.

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    s it

    is in

    civ

    il so

    ciet

    y th

    at th

    est

    rugg

    le f

    or h

    egem

    ony

    betw

    een

    the

    two

    fun-

    dam

    enta

    l cla

    sses

    take

    s pl

    ace.

    ...

    The

    dis

    tinct

    ion

    betw

    een

    civi

    l soc

    iety

    and

    the

    Stat

    e sh

    ould

    not

    , acc

    ordi

    ng to

    Gra

    msc

    i, be

    und

    er-

    stoo

    d as

    bei

    ng p

    hysi

    cally

    div

    ided

    into

    sep

    arat

    ear

    eas

    with

    cle

    arly

    def

    ined

    bou

    ndar

    ies

    betw

    een

    the

    two.

    It i

    s po

    ssib

    le f

    or a

    n or

    gani

    satio

    n to

    em

    body

    rela

    tions

    bel

    ongi

    ng to

    bot

    h ci

    vil s

    ocie

    ty a

    nd th

    eSt

    ate.

    Thi

    s po

    int i

    s im

    port

    ant f

    or th

    e di

    scus

    sion

    of

    volu

    ntar

    y as

    soci

    atio

    ns in

    con

    tem

    pora

    ry S

    outh

    Afr

    ica.

    The

    bes

    t illu

    stra

    tion

    of th

    is is

    to b

    e fo

    und

    ince

    rtai

    n of

    the

    univ

    ersi

    ties,

    par

    ticul

    arly

    the

    UW

    C.

    The

    UW

    C is

    a S

    tate

    inst

    itutio

    n bu

    t is

    also

    an

    impo

    r-ta

    nt s

    ite f

    or c

    ount

    er-h

    egem

    onic

    act

    ivity

    . It c

    ould

    thus

    b.:

    seen

    to e

    mbo

    dy f

    orm

    s of

    bot

    h ci

    vil s

    ocie

    tyan

    d th

    e St

    ate.

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    com

    mun

    ity o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    whi

    ch a

    re th

    efo

    cus

    of th

    is s

    tudy

    , for

    the

    mos

    t par

    t, fo

    rm p

    art o

    fth

    e co

    unte

    r-he

    gem

    onic

    mov

    emen

    t in

    Gre

    ater

    Cap

    eT

    own.

    The

    cri

    teri

    a w

    hich

    wer

    e us

    ed f

    or in

    clud

    ing

    orga

    nisa

    tions

    in th

    e su

    rvey

    wer

    e th

    at th

    ey b

    e:

    priv

    ate,

    non

    -gov

    ernm

    enta

    l com

    mun

    ity o

    r-ga

    nisa

    tions

    whi

    ch w

    ere

    not d

    irec

    tly s

    ubsi

    dise

    dby

    the

    Stat

    e in

    any

    way

    ;9

  • orga

    nisa

    tions

    con

    cern

    ed w

    ith s

    ocia

    l and

    pol

    iti-

    cal i

    ssue

    s, r

    athe

    r th

    an e

    xclu

    sive

    ly w

    ith r

    ecre

    a-tio

    n or

    leis

    ure;

    orga

    nisa

    tions

    con

    cern

    ed w

    ith in

    form

    al o

    r no

    n-fo

    rmal

    edu

    catio

    n w

    ithin

    thei

    r fi

    elds

    of

    inte

    rest

    .

    The

    se c

    rite

    ria

    wer

    e di

    ffic

    ult t

    o im

    plem

    ent p

    reci

    sely

    - th

    ey w

    ere

    used

    mor

    e as

    a g

    uide

    . In

    cert

    ain

    case

    s,as

    with

    the

    rece

    nt s

    pate

    of

    proj

    ects

    with

    in th

    eun

    iver

    sitie

    s, th

    e co

    mpl

    exity

    of

    defm

    ing

    'vol

    unta

    ryas

    soci

    atio

    ns' a

    nd 'c

    ivil

    soci

    ety'

    was

    man

    ifes

    t. W

    ech

    ose

    to in

    clud

    e ce

    rtai

    n pr

    ojec

    ts r

    ecen

    tly e

    stab

    -lis

    hed

    in th

    e un

    iver

    sitie

    s w

    hich

    mat

    ched

    mos

    t of

    the

    crite

    ria,

    eve

    n th

    ough

    som

    e of

    them

    may

    rec

    eive

    afo

    rm o

    f St

    ate

    subs

    idy.

    DE

    FIN

    ITIO

    NS

    OF

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    LU

    NT

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    YA

    SS

    OC

    IAT

    ION

    ST

    he d

    efin

    ition

    of

    a 'v

    olun

    tary

    ass

    ocia

    tion'

    is n

    otcl

    earc

    ut T

    here

    are

    num

    erou

    s de

    fmiti

    ons

    in th

    elit

    erat

    ure3

    and

    as J

    ohns

    on4

    conc

    lude

    s, th

    e de

    fini

    -tio

    n of

    a v

    olun

    tary

    ass

    ocia

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    turn

    s on

    fou

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    ctor

    s:

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    etho

    d of

    form

    atio

    nT

    he o

    rgan

    isat

    ion

    does

    not

    ow

    e its

    exi

    sten

    ce to

    stat

    utor

    y au

    thor

    ity b

    ut c

    onsi

    sts

    of a

    gro

    up o

    f pe

    ople

    who

    hav

    e co

    me

    toge

    ther

    vol

    unta

    rily

    .

    2.M

    etho

    d of

    gov

    ernm

    ent

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    aniz

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    n co

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    e th

    e ac

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    he s

    ervi

    ces

    to b

    epr

    ovid

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    nd th

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    gal o

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    ir o

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    etho

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    east

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    oney

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    om v

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    rgan

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    shou

    ld b

    e no

    n-pr

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    mak

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    houl

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    lly in

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    ocia

    tions

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    ntag

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    lunt

    ary

    asso

    ciat

    ions

    is v

    ery

    dive

    rse,

    and

    is d

    raw

    n fr

    om th

    e fi

    elds

    of

    polit

    ical

    scie

    nce,

    pub

    lic a

    dmin

    istr

    atio

    n, s

    ocio

    logy

    2an

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    polo

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    l wor

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    d ad

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    duca

    tion.

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    iplin

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    part

    icul

    ar s

    lant

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    exa

    mpl

    eso

    ciol

    ogis

    ts h

    ave

    trad

    ition

    ally

    foc

    usse

    d on

    the

    rela

    tions

    hip

    betw

    een

    volu

    ntar

    y as

    soci

    atio

    ns a

    ndso

    cial

    str

    atif

    icat

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    itica

    l sci

    entis

    ts h

    ave

    show

    nco

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    roce

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    that

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    ural

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    racy

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    tere

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    the

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    unta

    ry a

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    iatio

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    efo

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    lvem

    ent a

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    artic

    ipat

    ion.

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    ave

    been

    few

    stu

    dies

    of

    volu

    ntar

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    nisa

    tions

    in th

    eir

    own

    righ

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    aps

    ther

    e is

    good

    rea

    son

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    this

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    ause

    vol

    unta

    ry a

    ssoc

    ia-

    tions

    ris

    e an

    d fa

    ll in

    res

    pons

    e to

    a r

    ange

    of

    soci

    alim

    puls

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    hey

    seem

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    ave

    mor

    e pe

    rmea

    ble

    boun

    dari

    es th

    an o

    ther

    org

    anis

    atio

    ns in

    that

    they

    are

    mor

    e di

    rect

    ly a

    ffec

    ted

    by th

    eir

    envi

    ronm

    ent.1

    7 In

    stud

    ying

    the

    orga

    nisa

    tions

    , the

    refo

    re, i

    t is

    nece

    ssar

    yto

    foc

    us b

    oth

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    tern

    al m

    icro

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    cess

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    x-te

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    mac

    ro f

    orce

    s. T

    here

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    dies

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    e ab

    le to

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    cts

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    edi

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    rom

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    thin

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    nctio

    ning

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    lpgr

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    opm

    ent a

    genc

    ies

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    col-

    lect

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    umbe

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    ssio

    ns in

    the

    liter

    atur

    e w

    hich

    rel

    ate

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    e fu

    nctio

    ning

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    2 I

    orga

    nisa

    tions

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    y co

    ver

    lead

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    ip, m

    embe

    rshi

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    tern

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    emoc

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    ls, a

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    ccou

    nt-

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    ER

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    clas

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    ple

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    ease

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    lvem

    ent i

    n lo

    cal

    orga

    nisa

    tions

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    lman

    20 a

    nd G

    itte1

    121

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    -tif

    ied

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    owth

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    emen

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    Nor

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    nrcs

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    owth

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    e nu

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    nic

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    tions

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    deve

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    2 "

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  • scio

    usne

    ss in

    Bri

    tain

    and

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    U.S

    .A. I

    t app

    ears

    that

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    mes

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    n-sc

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    ness

    the

    num

    ber

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    clas

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    mpo

    sitio

    n of

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    ntar

    y as

    soci

    atio

    ns d

    oes

    chan

    ge.

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    ell b

    elie

    ves

    that

    cla

    ss d

    iffe

    rent

    iatio

    n ca

    nnot

    be u

    nder

    estim

    ated

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    gnif

    ican

    t inf

    luen

    ce o

    n th

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    arac

    ter,

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    ls a

    nd f

    unct

    ions

    of

    volu

    ntar

    y or

    -ga

    nisa

    tions

    . Tho

    se w

    ith w

    orki

    ng c

    lass

    mem

    bers

    hip

    will

    lack

    acc

    ess

    to th

    e po

    wer

    ful a

    nd w

    ill la

    ckm

    ater

    ial r

    esou

    rces

    . One

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    thei

    r pr

    imar

    y re

    sour

    ces

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    eir

    pote

    ntia

    l num

    eric

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    tren

    gth.

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    s is

    why

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    n an

    d C

    low

    ard2

    3 ar

    gue

    that

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    itutio

    naliz

    atio

    nof

    a s

    ocia

    l mov

    emen

    t is

    itsel

    f th

    e ca

    use

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    clin

    e in

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    effe

    ctiv

    enes

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    wor

    king

    cla

    ss m

    ove-

    men

    ts. T

    hey

    belie

    ve th

    at th

    e ve

    ry a

    ct o

    f cr

    eatin

    gor

    gani

    satio

    ns, c

    hann

    els

    ener

    gy a

    way

    fro

    m is

    sues

    and

    polit

    ical

    act

    ion,

    and

    tow

    ard

    orga

    nisa

    tiona

    lm

    aint

    enan

    ce. (

    Thi

    s is

    not

    unl

    ike

    the

    argu

    men

    tw

    hich

    was

    use

    d by

    gov

    ernm

    ents

    in th

    eir

    acce

    ptan

    ceof

    the

    idea

    of

    the

    need

    for

    mor

    e vo

    lunt

    ary

    asso

    cia-

    tions

    the

    deve

    lopm

    ent o

    f or

    gani

    satio

    ns w

    illpr

    omot

    e st

    abili

    ty).

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    ell f

    ound

    that

    mid

    dle

    clas

    sor

    gani

    satm

    s ha

    d m

    ore

    flex

    ibili

    ty in

    thei

    r ch

    oice

    of

    stra

    tegi

    es, A

    nd th

    ey s

    how

    ed s

    igni

    fica

    nt d

    iffe

    renc

    esin

    org

    anis

    at-o

    nal c

    hara

    cter

    istic

    s. P

    erlm

    an24

    not

    esan

    incr

    ease

    of

    orga

    nisa

    tions

    in th

    e 19

    70s

    whe

    reth

    ere

    is a

    n at

    tem

    pt to

    fin

    d is

    sues

    whi

    ch w

    ill u

    nite

    low

    and

    mod

    erat

    e in

    com

    e pe

    ople

    , and

    peo

    ple

    of a

    diff

    eren

    t col

    our.

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    ever

    exa

    mpl

    es o

    f th

    e in

    tern

    alfu

    nctio

    ning

    of

    orga

    nisa

    tions

    whi

    ch h

    ave

    a su

    bsta

    n-tia

    l num

    ber

    of th

    eir

    mem

    bers

    fro

    m d

    iffe

    rent

    soc

    ial

    clas

    ses

    wer

    e di

    ffic

    ult t

    o fi

    nd.

    LEA

    DE

    RS

    HIP

    The

    theo

    ry a

    nd p

    ract

    ice

    rega

    rdin

    g le

    ader

    ship

    with

    ii vo

    lunt

    ary

    asso

    ciat

    ions

    pro

    vide

    s ir

    apor

    tant

    insi

    ghts

    into

    thei

    r fu

    nctio

    ning

    . But

    cher

    " st

    ates

    that

    : Man

    y co

    mm

    unity

    gro

    ups

    tend

    to r

    ejec

    t tra

    di-

    tiona

    l ass

    umpt

    ions

    abo

    ut th

    e va

    lue

    of, o

    r ne

    edfo

    r, le

    ader

    ship

    rol

    es a

    nd p

    ositi

    ons.

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    y qu

    es-

    tion

    trad

    ition

    al b

    elie

    fs th

    at c

    erta

    in p

    eopl

    e ar

    elik

    ely

    to b

    e bl

    esse

    d w

    ith le

    ader

    ship

    cha

    rac-

    teri

    stic

    s w

    hile

    oth

    ers

    are

    not.

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    ny m

    embe

    rsbe

    com

    e de

    sign

    ated

    as

    lead

    ers,

    it is

    ass

    umed

    then

    , all

    shou

    ld h

    ave

    equa

    l and

    fre

    quen

    t opp

    or-

    tuni

    ty to

    atta

    in s

    uch

    posi

    tions

    .

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    ever

    in h

    is s

    tudy

    of

    four

    gro

    ups

    ther

    e w

    asco

    ntin

    uity

    and

    con

    stan

    cy o

    f le

    ader

    ship

    thro

    ugh

    dif-

    fere

    nt s

    tage

    s of

    the

    orga

    nisa

    tions

    ' dev

    elop

    men

    t;th

    ere

    was

    a te

    nden

    cy f

    or th

    ose

    who

    alr

    eady

    had

    lead

    ersh

    ip p

    ositi

    ons

    in o

    ther

    org

    anis

    atio

    ns to

    be-

    com

    e le

    ader

    s in

    new

    bod

    ies.

    Vol

    unta

    ry o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    hav

    e hi

    stor

    ical

    ly b

    een

    view

    ed a

    s tr

    aini

    ng g

    roun

    ds f

    or th

    e de

    velo

    pmen

    t of

    lead

    ersh

    ip s

    kills

    ." I

    n m

    iddl

    e in

    com

    e co

    mm

    uniti

    es,

    a le

    ader

    ship

    rol

    e in

    a v

    olun

    tary

    ass

    ocia

    tion

    has

    been

    cons

    ider

    ed a

    val

    uabl

    e cr

    eden

    tial.

    In lo

    wer

    inco

    me

    com

    mun

    ities

    , vol

    unta

    ry in

    stitu

    tions

    are

    oft

    en th

    eon

    ly in

    stitu

    tions

    thro

    ugh

    whi

    ch in

    divi

    dual

    s ca

    nga

    in le

    ader

    ship

    exp

    erie

    nce.

    In

    Gitt

    ell's

    stu

    dy f

    our

    lead

    ersh

    ip p

    atte

    rns

    emer

    ged:

    1.R

    otat

    ing

    lead

    ersh

    ip w

    as g

    ener

    ally

    ass

    ocia

    ted

    with

    vol

    unta

    ry o

    rgan

    isat

    ions

    whe

    re a

    dvoc

    acy

    was

    use

    d as

    a s

    trat

    egy.

    Thi

    s oc

    curr

    ed m

    ost

    freq

    uent

    ly in

    mid

    dle

    inco

    me

    orga

    nisa

    tions

    .

    2.E

    xter

    nally

    impo

    sed

    lead

    ersh

    ip, f

    or e

    xam

    ple

    bya

    fund

    er o

    r a

    stat

    utor

    y au

    thor

    ity.

    3.St

    aff

    lead

    ersh

    ip

    4.C

    onst

    ant l

    eade

    rshi

    p w

    here

    the

    orga

    nisa

    tion

    and

    the

    lead

    er b

    ecom

    e on

    e an

    d th

    e sa

    me.

    2q

  • She

    foun

    d th

    at th

    e m

    ost i

    mpo

    rtan

    t cha

    ract

    eris

    tics

    of le

    ader

    s in

    low

    er in

    com

    e or

    gani

    satio

    ns w

    ere

    that

    they

    wer

    e st

    rong

    , hig

    hly

    visi

    ble,

    cha

    rism

    atic

    peo

    ple

    who

    wer

    e ab

    le to

    dra

    mat

    ise

    issu

    es to

    ral

    ly s

    uppo

    rtof

    larg

    e nu

    mbe

    rs o

    f pe

    ople

    the

    basi

    c re

    sour

    ce o

    flo

    wer

    inco

    me

    com

    mun

    ities

    . How

    ever

    this

    type

    of

    lead

    er w

    as n

    ot g

    ener

    ally

    inte

    rest

    ed in

    spe

    ndin

    g tim

    ede

    velo

    ping

    a ti

    ghtly

    adm

    inis

    tere

    d or

    gani

    satio

    n.G

    ittel

    l and

    oth

    eis

    have

    iden

    tifie

    d a

    basi

    c co

    ntra

    dic-

    tion

    in th

    e ne

    eds

    of le

    ader

    ship

    bet

    wee

    n m

    obili

    zing

    peop

    le a

    nd d

    evel

    opin

    g le

    ader

    ship

    .Per

    lman

    27 s

    ays:

    The

    pro

    blem

    is c

    lass

    ic: a

    str

    ong

    lead

    er is

    oft

    enon

    e of

    the

    key

    ingr

    edie

    nts

    for

    a su

    cces

    sful

    orga

    nisa

    tion;

    yet

    oft

    en th

    e in

    divi

    dual

    s w

    ith s

    uf-

    fici

    ent d

    rive

    and

    ego

    to p

    lay

    that

    rol

    e w

    ell a

    rein

    capa

    ble

    of s

    hari

    ng p

    ower

    or

    dele

    gatin

    gre

    spon

    sibi

    lity

    to o

    ther

    s.

    AU

    TH

    OR

    ITY

    The

    que

    stio

    n of

    lead

    ersh

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