All In

 In All In: Community Engaged Scholarship for Social Change, authors at various stages of their academic and professional careers, and in very different geographical contexts and community settings, provide unique examples of public scholarship for social justice. Readers will learn about activities promoting equity in a variety of situations and will be inspired to begin, to continue and to extend their own projects. Each chapter sketches a story about how teachers might contribute humbly to generating radical evidence toward transformation. Each essay takes seriously the power relations of the world as it is; the vibrant possibilities of activist research crafted at the membrane of university and community; the knowledge nourished in struggle; the joy of solidarities and the heartbreak of structural violence. Written by both emergent activist scholars and seasoned warriors, this volume is a must-read for those who are engaged in democratic participatory inquiry.Overall, the articles in this book are about the future in advancing a type of research where there is a passion for social justice and creating spaces of equity. They look at some of the systemic and structural aspects of inequity; bring to center stage the contributions of communities who (because of poverty, racism, sexism, classism, or homophobia) have historically been excluded;and involve researchers in working alongside those communities on common projects to implement transformative social change. This initial volume in the URBAN Matters series is an extension of over a decade-long collaboration among scholars, activists, educators, and youth across the United States engaged in work with the Urban Research Based Action Network (URBAN). It is a natural outgrowth of work from a network dedicated to building the field of community engaged activist scholarship. URBAN is made up of activist scholars from diverse fields (e.g., sociology, urban planning, education) who live and work in different contexts (e.g., east coast, west coast, Midwest, urban and even rural settings). They come from higher education spaces, non-profits, community organizations and grassroots organizing.The book is divided into three sections: Teaching and Curriculum as Activism, Community Based Research as Social Justice, and Policy and/or Networking as Justice Work.Perfect for courses such as: Community Based Research; Research Methods; Qualitative Methods; Public Administration; Public Health