DIY Community Action

This book presents a lively challenge to the existing thinking on community development, and proposes ways forward for community building.

List of contents

Introduction; Talking to communities; Why neighbourhoods and communities matter to residents; Community action: so what?; The value of volunteering; How the groups organise themselves; What gives residents the right to take charge; Obstacles and limits, supports and potential; Conclusions - championing community self-help.

About the author

Liz Richardson is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Political and Economic Governance at the University of Manchester.

Summary

This book presents a lively challenge to the existing thinking on community development, and proposes ways forward for community building.

Product details

• Authors: Liz Richardson
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2008
• EAN: 9781847420855
• ISBN: 978-1-84742-085-5
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 710 g
• Series: Case Studies on Poverty; Case Studies on Poverty, Place; Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research