''Social Policy'' is a quarterly

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

focused on labor and

community organizing Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other or share some common problem come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest. Unlike those who promote more-consensual community bui ...

around the world. Its contributors are a mixture of academics, activists, leaders, and organizers. ''Social Policy'' is published by the Labor Neighbor Research and Training Center. Publisher and editor-in-chief is

Wade Rathke Stephen Wade Rathke (born August 5, 1948) is a community and labor activist who founded the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in 1970 and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 100 in 1980 (now United Labor U ...

, veteran community and labor organizer, and founder of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and

ACORN International ACORN International is a federation of member-based community organizations that is active in the UK, Canada, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, India, Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, South Korea, Czech Republic and Italy. The membership currently ...

. The magazine serves as a forum for dialog about a wide range of activities involving policy and social change both globally and domestically. Regular columns discuss global events, technology, campaign and corporate research, and historical trends in organizing and development. Each issue usually includes substantial excerpts of important new contributions in the literature. There are regular, annual reports on international dialogs to various countries that are written by members of the delegation traveling with the Organizers’ Forum. These reports have been filed from Turkey, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam, for example.

History

The magazine was established in 1970 by Frank Reisman of Columbia University who served as the initial publisher and editor. He was succeeded by Mike Miller, who in turn was succeeded by Rathke in 2004. In 2011, special issues have examined the state of organizing in the labor movement, the background of Barack Obama as a community organizer, the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast after Katrina, and the progress towards immigration reform in the United States. A program begun in 2011 also includes special on-line only features on topics of interest by authors such as Drummond Pike and Mike Miller and excerpts from Social Policy Press books.

Social Policy Press

Social Policy Press, an imprint created by ''Social Policy'' magazine and LNRTC, has issued three books: ''Lessons from the Field: Organizing in Rural Communities'' (edited by

Joe Szakos Joe Szakos (born March 8, 1954) is a community organizer and author. He was coordinator of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) from 1981 to 1993, and was the executive director of Virginia Organizing from 1994 to 2017. After stepping down fr ...

and Kristin Layng Szakos, 2008), ''Global Grassroots: Perspectives on International Organizing'' (edited by Wade Rathke, 2011), and ''Battle for the Ninth Ward: ACORN, Rebuilding New Orleans, and Lessons from Disaster'' (by Wade Rathke, 2011).

Circulation

''Social Policys readership includes more than 600 libraries as subscribers worldwide, 1500 readers on the website monthly, and another 1500 individual subscribers. Subscribers can enlist through the website or by mail. The editorial offices are located in New Orleans, Louisiana and the printing is by a union company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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External links

* {{Official website, http://socialpolicy.org/ Political magazines published in the United States Quarterly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1970 Magazines published in Minnesota