Community development in action

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-84742-875-2
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 369 g

In a world in which social divisions are widening not lessening, it is essential for community development, or any other practice committed to social justice and sustainability, to understand how power works at every level, from grassroots projects to movements for change.

This exciting and practical book is filled to the brim with useful ideas for busy practitioners. Building on the work of Paulo Freire, theories are presented in interesting and straightforward ways to provide an everyday reference for practice.

Contained in these pages is all you need to give your practice a critical edge!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ledwith, Margaret

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction;

Principles of community development;

Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy;

Kickstarting Freire in everyday practice;

Power: disempowerment and empowerment;

Paulo Freire and anti-racist feminism;

Poverty: ‘a crime against humanity’;

Power and political times;

Emancipatory action research as a critical living praxis;

Staying critical: organising collectively.

Über Autor(innen)

Ledwith, Margaret
Margaret Ledwith lives in Lancaster where she is Emeritus Professor of Community Development and Social Justice at the University of Cumbria. She is also a coordinator of the international Collaborative Action Research Network.

Margaret is Emeritus Professor of Community Development and Social Justice at the University of Cumbria. She is also on the coordinating group of the international Collaborative Action Research Network. Experience as a primary teacher and adult literacy tutor in Birmingham followed by many years in grassroots practice with communities led to a lifelong commitment to social justice. Margaret is the author of the award-winning book Community Development: A critical approach (Policy Press, 2011).