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 do the groups organise themselves?; What gives residents the right to take charge?; Obstacles and limits; supports and potential; Conclusions - why champion 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: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781847420848
• ISBN: 978-1-84742-084-8
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 532 g
• Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy; 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