Interest in community psychology, and its potential has grown in parallel with changes in welfare and governmental priorities. Critical Community Psychology provide students of different community based professions, working in a range of applied settings, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a text which will underpin their community psychological work. Key Features: * Clear learning objectives and chapter contents outlined at the start of each chapter * Key terms highlighted with definitions, either as marginal notes or in chapter glossaries * Case examples of community psychology in action * Each chapter ends with a critical assessment section * Discussion points and ideas for exercises that can be undertaken by the reader, in order to extend critical understanding * Lists of further resources -- e.g. reading, film, electronic * Authors are members of the largest community psychology departmental team in Europe

Taiwan's Statesman is an insightful biography of Lee Teng Hui, the pro-democracy statesman and former president of the Republic of China. As head of the Taiwanese government from 1988 to 2000, Lee managed, without violence or major civil unrest, to reform the authoritarian state into a constitutional democracy with a multi-party political system. This examination of Lee's success puts to rest the idea that Asian values support only authoritarian regimes and reject human rights and political democracy in favor of economic success and military power. Kagan calls Lee's life a beacon for people looking for new ways to promote democracy and sovereignty. Richard C. Kagan, professor emeritus at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, is the author of a biography of Chen Shui-bian, the current president of Taiwan.