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TOPIC: OPIOID CRISIS
Power mapping is a powerful tool for analyzing power relationships and to help develop a strategy for creating change (American Association of University Women (AAUW). (n.d.). It is a framework for problem-solving. Power mapping is particularly helpful in coalition building and in citizen lobbying. According to Warner (2020), when discussing an issue with different views, it is important to identify key people to gain support for your interests. The goal is to visually map out relationships between people, organizations, and institutions in a given context in order to understand the value of these relationships. A power map reveals avenues of influence available to an organization. The method allows a group to see how a particular target is influenced and to see connections between these influences.
Questions
1. Identify the critical decision-maker that you want to influence in relation to your selected policy topic. The entity could be a person or an institution. I chose United States Congress.
2. Identify the decision-maker's critical personal and professional relationships that could influence the decision-maker in supporting your issue. (When considering relationships, think of family members, campaign donors, constituency groups, employment affiliations, religious affiliations, neighborhood and community groups, and organizations in the community that employ a large number of people. In this step, you are brainstorming and thinking broadly. Make a list of at least ten people or institutions that influence the decision-maker).
3. Identify the decision-maker's critical personal and professional relationships that could influence the decision-maker in opposing your issue. (When considering relationships, think of family members, campaign donors, constituency groups, employment affiliations, religious affiliations, neighborhood and community groups, and organizations in the community that employ a large number of people. In this step, you are brainstorming and thinking broadly. Make a list of at least ten people or institutions that influence the decision-maker).