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Politics, Power and Community Development
R (Ed) Et Al Meade
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Description for Politics, Power and Community Development
Paperback. The first book in the series Rethinking Community Development is entitled Politics, Power and Community Development. As such it highlights and critically examines key political issues, and the associated power relationships, that are shaping contemporary community development. Editor(s): Meade, Rosie; Shaw, Mae; Banks, Sarah. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
An exploration of how contemporary politics, and the power relations it reflects and projects, is shaping the field of community development today. The book presents unique and critical reflections on policy and practice in Taiwan, Australia, India, South Africa, Burundi, Germany, the USA, Ireland, Malawi, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia and the UK. It addresses the global dominance of neoliberalism, and the extent to which practitioners, activists and programmes can challenge, critique, engage with or resist its influence.
An exploration of how contemporary politics, and the power relations it reflects and projects, is shaping the field of community development today. The book presents unique and critical reflections on policy and practice in Taiwan, Australia, India, South Africa, Burundi, Germany, the USA, Ireland, Malawi, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia and the UK. It addresses the global dominance of neoliberalism, and the extent to which practitioners, activists and programmes can challenge, critique, engage with or resist its influence.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447317371
SKU
V9781447317371
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99-50
About R (Ed) Et Al Meade
Rosie Meade is a lecturer in Social Policy at University College Cork in Ireland. She has a long-standing activist and academic interest in community development, social movements and community arts, and has published widely on related themes. Mae Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Community Education at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. With a ... Read more
Reviews for Politics, Power and Community Development
full of analytical power, and hopeful stories of how community development can support political change...the book has managed to stretch the imagination beyond the gaze of the minority North. Community Development Bringing an appropriately political focus to bear on the discussion around community development, this interesting and stimulating collection provides an inclusively international and critical overview of the ... Read more