Community Development as Micropolitics: Comparing Theories, Policies and Politics in America and Britain - Hardcover

Emejulu, Akwugo

 
9781447313175: Community Development as Micropolitics: Comparing Theories, Policies and Politics in America and Britain
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1447313178 ISBN 13: 9781447313175
Publisher: Policy Press, 2015

Synopsis

Community development is routinely invoked as a practical solution to tackle a myriad of social problems, even though there is little consensus about its meaning and purpose.

Through a comparative analysis of competing perspectives on community development since 1968, this book critically examines the contradictory ideas and practices that have shaped this field in the US and the UK. This approach exposes a problematic politics that have far-reaching consequences for those committed to working for social justice.

This accessible book offers an alternative model for thinking about the politics of community development and so will appeal to academics, postgraduate students and community development workers.

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About the Author

Akwugo Emejulu is Chair of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield.

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Publisher
Policy Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1447313178
ISBN 13 
9781447313175
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192

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