Participation Community Amp Publcb

This bookchallenges the conventional wisdom about participation in American communities through the story of Pimmit Hills, Virginia. It shows how every community is the sum of different types of participation. Its proximity to Washington, D.C. meant its residents had front-row seats to the creation of policies that continue to shape America.

List of contents

Chapter 1: All Types of Participation Shape a Community
Chapter 2: Frontier Days in Suburbia: Building Houses, then Creating a Community
Chapter 3: Pushing a String: The Quest for Basic Public Services
Chapter 4: Making a Difference: Individuals Influencing Events
Chapter 5: Making Your Own Fun: Marooned Suburbanites Create a Local Social Life
Chapter 6: This Just In. . . .: Creating a Community Information Network 153
Chapter 7: Silent Majority and Civil Rights: Evolving Views of "Them" and "Us"
Chapter 8: Love Thy Neighbor?
Chapter 9: We, the Community: The Many Lives of a Civic Association
Chapter 10: The Changing Landscape
Chapter 11: Exploring Participation for Insight into Community

About the author

By Patricia Farrell Donahue

Summary

This book challenges the conventional wisdom about participation in American communities through the story of Pimmit Hills, Virginia. It shows how every community is the sum of different types of participation. Its proximity to Washington, D.C. meant its residents had front-row seats to the creation of policies that continue to shape America.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Farrell Donahue
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2017
• EAN: 9781498529761
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-2976-1
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political science & theory, Urban & municipal planning, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Central government policies