Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2014

Publication Title

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volume

13

Issue Number

4

First Page

362

Last Page

384

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2014.958637

Keywords

alcohol policy, environmental prevention, racial minorities, community activism, urban populations, grassroots organizing

Disciplines

Community Health | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Politics and Social Change | Social Work

Abstract

This study explored strategies employed by activists engaged in efforts to change policies and laws related to selling and promoting alcoholic beverages based on in-depth interviews with 184 social activists in seven U.S. major cities. Nine strategies aimed at improving local conditions and influencing policy were described by activists across regional contexts. Grassroots mobilization was central to all other strategies, which included the creation or enforcement of laws, meeting with elected officials, media advocacy, working with police/law enforcement, education and training, direct action, changing community norms, and negotiating with store owners.

Comments

This is an Author’s Original Manuscript (AOM) of an article published by Taylor & Francis in the Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse on November 14, 2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15332640.2014.958637.
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