DIY Community Action: Neighbourhood problems and community self-help (CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy) - Hardcover

Richardson, Liz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847420850 ISBN 13: 9781847420855

Publisher: Policy Press, 2008

Synopsis

How people can be persuaded to take more control of their own lives continues to be a subject of policy and academic debate, and the contribution of active citizens to improving societal well-being is high across different policy agendas. But the promotion of community self-help raises a wide range of questions - for people working in neighbourhoods, for policy makers, for politicians, and for residents themselves - about how we promote engagement, what would motivate people to become active, and more fundamentally about the ongoing relevance and value of community activity.  DIY Community Action offers thought-provoking answers to these questions, based on detailed real-life evidence from over 100 community groups, each trying to combat neighbourhood problems. It presents a lively challenge to the existing thinking on contested debates, and proposes ways forward for community building. This timely publication is an engaging resource for policy makers, practitioners, academics, students and general readers interested in exploring community engagement and active citizenship. Its insightful analysis will be of interest to students of social policy, sociology, community work, housing and regeneration, local government studies and public policy.

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About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847420850
• ISBN 13: 9781847420855
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304