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Community Development as Micropolitics: Comparing Theories, Policies and Politics in America and Britain
Akwugo Emejulu
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Description for Community Development as Micropolitics: Comparing Theories, Policies and Politics in America and Britain
Paperback. A critical examination of the contradictory ideas and practices that have shaped community development in the US and the UK. It exposes a problematic politics that have far-reaching consequences for those committed to working for social justice. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0 black & white illustrations, 0 colour illustrations, 0 black & white tables, 0 colour t. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JKS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
301g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447313182
SKU
V9781447313182
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Ref
99-50
About Akwugo Emejulu
Akwugo Emejulu is Lecturer at the Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh and Co-Director of the Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland. Prior to entering academia, she worked as a community organiser, a participatory action researcher and a trade union organiser. Her research interests include the political sociology race, gender and grassroots political movements.
Reviews for Community Development as Micropolitics: Comparing Theories, Policies and Politics in America and Britain
What is community development exactly? Emejulu's book integrates historical, theoretical, and comparative approaches to answering this difficult question. She describes several discourses, including: Democracy, Power, Poverty, Empowerment, and Populist, and maps how community development has changed in the United States and also in Britain. The book informs theoretical questions about how social movements use language to link leaders and followers and larger questions of participatory democracy.
Heath Brown New Books in Political Science This book is based on substantial scholarship and offers valuable insights into the politics and practice of community development in the United States and Britain in the crucial period between the late 1960s and late 1990s.
Community Development Journal This fascinating study deftly explores the intellectual and political history of community development. It highlights the need to challenge the inequality and elitism that haunts many contemporary practices.
Nancy Naples, University of Connecticut A thought-provoking analysis of community development debates in Britain and the United States since 1968. Essential reading for students and policy analysts alike.
Marjorie Mayo, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Heath Brown New Books in Political Science This book is based on substantial scholarship and offers valuable insights into the politics and practice of community development in the United States and Britain in the crucial period between the late 1960s and late 1990s.
Community Development Journal This fascinating study deftly explores the intellectual and political history of community development. It highlights the need to challenge the inequality and elitism that haunts many contemporary practices.
Nancy Naples, University of Connecticut A thought-provoking analysis of community development debates in Britain and the United States since 1968. Essential reading for students and policy analysts alike.
Marjorie Mayo, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK