OUR GUEST EDITOR:
Richard Browdie
INTRODUCTION:
The tradition of advocacy remains an essential underpinning of our mission.
By Richard Browdie
Advocacy and Advocates: Definitions and Ethical Dimensions
From jawboning to community organizing to lobbying to legal proceedings.
By Elias S. Cohen
Advocacy and Policy Success in Aging
What role has advocacy played in the expansion of aging policy?
By Robert B. Hudson
Advocacy in Organizations: The Elements of Success
The power to bring about change.
By Stephen McConnell
Advocacy in an Aging Society: The Varied Roles of Attorneys
Thinking like a lawyer.
By Marshall B. Kapp
The World of Interest Group Advocacy: An 'Insider's' View
Bureaucrats can be advocates too.
By James J. Callahan, Jr.
Advocacy in Aging Policy: Working the Bills on Capitol Hill(s)
How to do it in the real world.
By Iris C. Freeman
Advocacy in an Era of Neoconservatism: Responses of National Aging Organizations
Current policy proposals amount to dismantling the old-age welfare state. Who cares?
By Robert H. Binstock
Why Haven't We Been More Successful Advocates for Elders?
AARP's policy chief on the need for flexibility.
By John Rother
Where Have All the Advocates Gone?
How to build a new foundation for a new generation.
By Robyn Stone
