Contested communities
Experiences, struggles, policies
- Author/Editor(s):
- Paul Hoggett
- Format:
- Paperback , 268 pages , 216 x 148 mm
- ISBN
- 9781861340368
- Published:
- 01 Jul 1997
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Clearly written and well-structured ... I welcome the publication of this book.
Marjorie Mayo
... a useful, readable, and illuminating collection of papers on community as lived experience, on community as a site for collective resistance and struggle, and community as a focus for policy interventions.
Community Development Journal
About This Book
'Community' is a much used yet little understood term. Through a set of detailed case studies of communities in action this book examines the sources of community activism, the ways in which communities define themselves, and are defined by outsiders, and the nature of the interface between communities and public agencies via partnerships.The essays indicate how communities are sites for internal conflict between the young and old, men and women, and for external conflict with local and central government and other public agencies. The important role of women is another strong theme.Contested communitiesprovides detailed pictures of community life on run-down estates in some of Britain's most deprived communities;looks at the way in which local government reorganisation has been influenced by ideas of community;examines some of the problems of partnership;looks at new directions in community organising, such as networking.A vivid picture of people struggling to keep community spirit alive in the face of crime, apathy and public ignorance is built, showing that policies relating to crime prevention and economic regeneration are often made in ignorance of the complexity and variety of communities, often with negative effects. This book seeks to remedy this problem and as such will be highly relevant to both policy makers and practitioners, as well as to students and researchers in the field of public and social policy.
Contents
Contents: Part One: Introduction: Contested communities Paul Hoggett
What do we know about the neighbours? Sociological perspectives on neighbouring and community Graham Crow
"You've fucked up the estate and now you're carrying a briefcase!" Andrew McCulloch
Community without unity Jeremy Brent
The dialogics of 'community': language and identity in a housing scheme in the West of Scotland Chik Collins
Taken away from the community: older people and sheltered housing Harrie Churchill, Angela Everitt and Judith GreenPart Three: Local government and community: Getting a fix on community identity: the catalyst of the local government review Rick Ball and Jon Stobart
Local government and community Neil Barnett and Jim ChandlerPart Four: Community, participation and empowerment: Community networking: developing strength through diversity Alison Gilchrist and Marilyn Taylor
Do the people want power? The social responsibilities of empowering communities Chris Hart, Kathryn Jones and Manmohan Bains
Community participation and urban regeneration in Britain Rob Atkinson and Stephen Cope.
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