Project

National Study of Community Organizing

This project examines diversity and inequality within organizations and reveals how people from different backgrounds can work together to promote social equity and transform social policy.

Organizations are often sites that produce and perpetuate social inequality, yet they can also be vehicles for redressing such inequities. In addition, although many organizations indicate valuing diversity and equity, most tend to remain relatively homogeneous and stratified. The National Study of Community Organizing examines the causes, consequences, and responses to diversity and inequality within organizations and reveals how people from different backgrounds can work together to promote social equity and transform social policy. It shows how organizations navigate internal social differences and leverage those differences to advance social equity and racial justice. This research advances understanding of how organizations and their internal dynamics shape organizational culture, influence intergroup relations, and achieve social change. It also identifies effective practices for organizational leaders and provides insights for evidence-based decision-making.

Project Leadership
Brad R. Fulton
Director
Funding Sources
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  • C.S. Mott Foundation
  • Needmor Fund
  • New York Foundation
  • Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program
  • Catholic Campaign for Human Development
  • and Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (via Interfaith Funders)
  • Society for Scientific Study of Religion
  • Religious Research Association
  • Duke University
  • Henry Luce Foundation
  • ARNOVA, and Hearst Foundation
Related Awards

2015 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award

Duke University | Office of the Provost
Awarded annually to one member of Duke University to recognize excellence in character and service

2015 Byran Jackson Dissertation Award for Research on Race and Urban Politics

American Political Science Association | Urban Politics Section

2013 Most Promising Dissertation Award – 1st Place

Academy of Management | Management, Spirituality, and Religion Division

2013 Robert Dentler Award for Outstanding Student Achievement – Honorable Mention

American Sociological Association | Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology

2013 ARNOVA President’s Award for Nonprofit Research

RGK Center-Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action

2013 Dissertation Proposal Competition – Finalist

Organization Science / Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)

Work with Brad R. Fulton

Work with
Brad R. Fulton

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