Does "Civic Engagement" Work?: Civic Engagement Of Older People And Their 'Embeddedness' In A Society In The United Kingdom

Tobari, Eime; Tobari, Eime

ISBN 10: 3639704711 / ISBN 13: 9783639704716

Published by Scholar's Press, 2014

420 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.95 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __3639704711

Synopsis:

This study investigates how UK policies and initiatives promoting civic engagement of older people impact their ‘embeddedness.’ ‘Embeddedness,’ which has been the author's research theme continuously for the past ten years, describes intricate dynamic relationships between an individual and his/her physical and socio-cultural environments. This study starts from defining 'civic engagement' in relation to 'embeddedness' and then explores the concept and practices of civic engagement in the UK with a particular focus on the London Borough of Greenwich, linking Sociology and Architecture around the theme of the ‘embeddedness.’The study suggests key values for civic engagement and ‘embeddedness’ and discusses them to speculate on the future of civic engagement and the ‘embeddedness’ of older people. The study argues that although in reality classic bureaucratic tendencies may undermine an organisation’s own policies promoting civic engagement, this is not inevitable if all the parties can understand the dynamic and transactional interaction mechanisms as and when individuals build up social networks within and beyond such organisations.

About the Author: Eime Tobari is a qualified architect in Japan and has obtained a PhD in Architecture in 2003. She then moved to London and completed her second PhD in Sociology in 2011. She is an associate at Space Syntax Limited, a science-based, human-focused urban and architectural planning & design consultancy company based in London.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Does "Civic Engagement" Work?: Civic ...
Publisher: Scholar's Press
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New