Lisbon Theda Skopal is a professor at Harvard, who along with Robert Putnam (“Bowling Alone”), has deeply studied from various angles voluntary associations and what they say about American civic engagement. In one of her books she uses an interesting numerical benchmark to reckon with the issues of scale for voluntary associations operating on …
Category: Personal Writings
Community Organizing Density
Lisbon In looking at the demise of institutional labor in the United States and most of the world, we all frequently look at the issue of density, which is defined as the percentage of workers that are members of unions compared to the total level of employment (usually non-agricultural employment). Density is an extremely …
Merry Christmas
Lisbon From the languages I heard throughout the year: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Dutch – Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Finnish – Hyvaa Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua – 0nnellista uutta vuotta Flemish – Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar French – Joyeux Noel et Bonne Annee! German – Frohliche Weihnachten und …