The Relational Fabric of Community

Kenneth C. Bessant

ISBN 10: 113756041X / ISBN 13: 9781137560414

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

The Relational Fabric of Community | Kenneth C. Bessant | Buch | ix | Englisch | 2018 | Palgrave Macmillan | EAN 9781137560414 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Seller Inventory # 111012605

Synopsis:

Theoretical and philosophical work on community has yielded multifold definitions and analytical frameworks. Kenneth C. Bessant reflects on the inherent complexity and diversity of this deeply intersubjective aspect of lived social experience. He explores the relational underpinnings of early and more contemporary approaches to the study of community, with a particular emphasis on their core assumptions, concepts, and tenets. Each of these perspectives offers a relatively distinct interpretation of community, while also revealing the intrinsically relational fabric of its perpetual emergence, dynamism, and transformation. The ‘being-with’ of relational social existence is the fundamental basis upon which all conceptions of community are built, and this is the epicenter around which the book revolves. Community is born of, exists within, and brings forth social relations. It is a living expression of relational willing, thinking, and acting.

About the Author: Kenneth C. Bessant is Professor of Rural Development at Brandon University, Canada. His academic publications span a number of research areas: multidimensional scale analysis, typological method, sustainable livelihoods, and community development. 

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Relational Fabric of Community
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu