Understanding community (second edition): Politics, Policy and Practice (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice) - Hardcover

Somerville, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144731607X ISBN 13: 9781447316077

Publisher: Policy Press, 2016

Synopsis

This substantially revised edition of a highly topical text draws upon theory from Marx and Bourdieu to offer a clearer understanding of community in capitalist society. The book takes a more critical look at the literature on community, community development and the politics of community, and applies this critical approach to themes introduced in the first edition on economic development, learning, health and social care, housing, and policing, taking into account the changes in policy that have taken place, particularly in the UK, since the first edition was written. It will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of social policy, sociology and politics as well as areas of housing and urban studies.

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About the Author

Peter Somerville is Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Policy Studies Research Centre at the University of Lincoln, England. He has researched and published widely on issues of housing, policing, race equality, substance misuse, homelessness, cooperative enterprise and community governance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144731607X
• ISBN 13: 9781447316077
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272