To illustrate the process of candidates’ assessment, two narratives will be presented. In the interest of maintaining the confidentiality of the individuals involved, the context is an amalgam of data from several cases and the names have been altered (only the names of the elected candidates are being released).

Social activist or social entrepreneur?

Hans Jürgen of Germany was deeply concerned about the quality of tap water in Dresden and the purity of the Elbe River. While at the university in Dresden, he joined an environmental organization that was mobilizing against factories responsible for causing industrial pollution. They were especially concerned with the chlorostyrenes, copper, and zinc found in fish and sediment samples from the Elbe River. They organized huge rallies forming blockades of the factories and placing posters with an image of a fish swallowing all the toxic and nontoxic substances.