The concept of "community" is ubiquitous in the way we talk and
think about life in the twenty-first century. Political and
economic projects from rainforest conservation to urban empowerment
zones focus on "the community" as the appropriate vehicle and
target of change. Some scholars see a decline of community and
predict dire social consequences; others criticize the concept
itself for its ideological baggage and lack of clear definition.
Moving the debate to a deeper level, the contributors to this
volume aspire to understand the various ways "community" is
deployed and the work it performs in different contexts. They
compare the many cases where scholars and activists use "community"
genetically with instances in which the notion of community is less
pervasive or even non-existent. How does a community facilitate
governance or capital accumulation? In what ways does it articulate
these two forces in local and translocal contexts? What are the
unintended consequences of deploying the concept--and what, too,
are the potential consequences of criticizing our fascination with
it? The essays demonstrate the critical value of using community as
the focus of analysis rather than simply an empty category of
heuristic or descriptive convenience.
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