Community development

A critical approach
8th rev of 2 New ed
ISBN: 978-1-84742-646-8
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 400 g

Reihe: BASW/Policy Press titles

Community development finds itself in times of unprecedented political, social and economic change, locally and globally, at the same time as divisions between poverty and privilege widen. Building practical approaches to theory and theoretical approaches to practice, this updated and expanded second edition of a bestselling text develops critiques of the changing context and identifies challenges faced by community development both at community level and as a collective force for a more just, equal and sustainable future.
Featuring a range of different models of community development and illustrative stories from practitioners in the field, the new edition will be essential reading for practitioners, students and educators involved in community development, youth and community work, social work, health and education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ledwith, Margaret

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Opening thoughts: unprecedented political times; Why empower?; The story of a community; Doing community development; Organising in the community; Collective action for change; The power of ideas; Critiques of Freire and Gramsci; Towards a Freirean-feminist-anti-racist pedagogy; Organising for social transformation.

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 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. For many years, she was a grassroots community worker, and it was this experience of working with marginalised communities that forged the foundation of a lifetime commitment to social justice. She has written three books: Participating in Transformation: Towards a working model of community empowerment (1997), Community Development: A critical approach (2005) and, with Jane Springett, Participatory Practice: Community-based action for transformative change (2009).