Brian Christens
Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University
About Me
Brian Christens studies systems change efforts. He conducts research into the mechanisms linking civic participation to individual and community well-being, and into how different organizational and coalition-building approaches to civic action can lead to effectively addressing causes of inequity.
collective action, community power, empowerment, youth development, community organizing
Selected Publications & Projects
Christens, B. D. (2019). Community power and empowerment. New York: Oxford University Press.
Christens, B. D., Winn, L. T., & Duke, A. M. (2016). Empowerment and critical consciousness: A conceptual cross-fertilization. Adolescent Research Review, 1(1), 15-27.
Christens, B. D., & Inzeo, P. T. (2015). Widening the view: Situating collective impact among frameworks for community-led change. Community Development, 46(4), 420-435.
Christens, B. D., & Dolan, T. (2011). Interweaving youth development, community development, and social change through youth organizing. Youth & Society, 43(2), 528-548.
Christens, B. D., & Speer, P. W. (2011). Contextual influences on participation in community organizing: A multilevel longitudinal study. American Journal of Community Psychology, 47(3–4), 253–263.