Building Strong Communities : Guidelines on Empowering the Grass Roots

Skinner, Steve

ISBN 10: 1352007851 / ISBN 13: 9781352007855

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2019

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Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building Strong Communities : Guidelines on Empowering the Grass Roots
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1352007851
• ISBN 13: 9781352007855
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.796 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

Building Strong Communities is an introductory textbook that contains practical tools, down-to-earth frameworks and useful methods, a valuable resource for working with communities. A key focus of the book is on empowering the grass roots – building people, groups, organisations, partnerships and networks.

In particular, it describes how strong communities might look with seven key features and introduces a new 'Wheel of Participation' as a useful planning framework. Written by a practitioner for both students and other practitioners, the book combines theory and practice, draws on recent research and is packed with practical examples.

This is key reading for community studies, social work or youth and community programmes, and will also be useful in many different settings, such as regeneration, local government, health and housing.

About the Author

Steve Skinner, MA, CQSW, is the Director of Steve Skinner Associates, a well-established consultancy working nationally. He has taught part time at Leeds Beckett University, UK, in Managing in the Community and was formerly Director of Community Engagement at the University of Bradford, UK.