Roundtable on Community Change

Publications

Publications and Sponsored Research

Here you can find Roundtable publications and research on community building and structural racism. To purchase Roundtable publications, please visit our Publications page. 

Community Building

Publications:

Building Knowledge About Community Change: Moving Beyond Evaluations, by. Patricia Auspos and Anne Kubisch..  Washington, D.C: Aspen Institute, 2004.

The Community Builder's Approach to Theory of Change: A Practical Guide to Theory Development, by Andrea A. Anderson.  Washington, D.C: Aspen Institute, 2005.

Community Change: Theories, Practice, and Evidence.  Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, 2004.

Living Cities and Civic Capacity: Leadership, Leverage, and Legitimacy, by Patricia Auspos et al.  Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, 2008.

New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives, edited by James P Connel et al.  Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 1995. (Available for purchase only).

New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives: Volume 2- Theory, Measurement, and Analysis, edited by Karen Fulbright Anderson, Anne C. Kubisch and James P. Connel. Washington, D.C. The Aspen Instititute, 1998. (Available for purchase only).

Our Shared Fate: Bridging the rural-urban divide creates new opportunities for prosperity and equity, by Anne C. Kubisch et al.  Washington, D.C: The Aspen Institute, 2008.

Theory of Change as a Tool for Strategic Planning: A Report on Early Experiences, by Andrea A. Anderson.  Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institite, October 2004.

Voices From the Field: Learning From the Early Work of Comprehensive Community Initiatives, by the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Comprehensive Communuty Initiatives for Children and Familes.  Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institue, 1997.  (Available for purchase only).

Voices From the Field II: Reflections on Comprehensive Community Change, by Anne Kubisch et al.  Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, 2002.

Sponsored Research:

Community Building and Civic Capacity, by Susan Saegert.  2005.

Community Involvement in Partnership With Educational Institutions, Medical Centers, and Utility Companies, by Karen Fulbright-Anderson, et al..  Aspen Institute.  2001.

The Contribution of Community Building Project: Crosscutting Issues and Lessons, by Patricia Auspos.  2005.

Contribution of Community Building to Achieving Improved Publich Health Outcomes, by Edith C. Kieffer and Janis Reischmann.  2004.

Finding Out What Works: Building Knowledge About Complex Complex Community Change Initiatives, by Anna Coote, et al.  London: King's Fund, 2004.

Opportunities for Juvenile Justice Reform, by Robert G. Schwartz.  2003.

Recommendations on Human Services Policy for the Next New York City Mayor and Council, by Jack Krauskopf.  Aspen Institute.  2001.

Reforming Public School Education Systems, by Marion Orr.  2003.

Youth in the Child Welfare System: Goals, Recent Reforms, and Barriers to Further Improvement, by Matthew W. Stagner.  2003. 

Structural Racism

Publications:

Community Change Initiatives to Address Racial Disparity, by Maggie Potapchuck.  MP Associates, Aspen Roundtable, National League of Cities Institute, 2007.

Community Changes Processes and Progress in Addressing Racial Inequities, by Maggie Potapchuck.  M.P. Associates and Aspen Roundtable, 2007.

Structural Racism and Community Building, by the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change.  Washington, D.C: Aspen Institute, 2004.

Structural Racism and Youth Development: Issues, Challenges, and Implications, by the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change.  Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, 2005.

Training for Racial Equity and Inclusion: A Guide to Selected Programs, by Ilana Shapiro.  Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, 2002.

Sponsored Research:

Articles from 1998 Race Project Conference.

Rethinking Crime and Punishment for the 21st Century: Can we develop a criminal justice paradigm that advances racial equity and democracy?, by Keith O. Lawrence. 2008.

Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the 21st Century: Developing a Paradigm that Advances Racial Equity and Social Justice, by Keith O. Lawrence.  Report on June 2-5, 2007 meeting at Aspen Meadows, organized by the Aspen Roundtable and sponsored by the Open Society Institute and the After Prison Initiative.