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Contested communities - Experiences, struggles, policies (Paperback)
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Contested communities - Experiences, struggles, policies (Paperback)
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'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 communities provides 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.
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