The well-connected community : a networking approach to community development
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The well-connected community : a networking approach to community development
Policy, 2004
- : pbk
Available at 13 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-158) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Policy interest in the contribution that communities can make to civil society and democratic renewal has grown under New Labour. Key programmes, particularly those promoting regeneration and renewal, require community participation in partnerships and public decision making. This book demonstrates how informal and formal networks strengthen communities and improve partnership working. The well-connected community: examines the benefits and limitations of networks in supporting self-help, collective action and multi-agency arrangements; explores the concept of 'community' in relation to patterns of interaction, social identity and mutual influence; advocates a new model of community development that promotes networking as a skilled and strategic intervention; presents recent research on community development practice; develops useful links between theory, policy and practice; addresses important issues around equality, diversity and social cohesion; provides recommendations for good networking practice. The book is aimed at practitioners, trainers, policy makers and managers who are working with communities or responsible for community participation strategies.
It promotes networking as a vital component of community development and explains how it contributes to government policy objectives.
Table of Contents
- Part One: The value and significance of 'community' in our lives: The meaning and value of community networks
- Community development
- Part Two: What are networks and what are they for?: The use and value of networks
- What are networks for?
- Part Three: What is networking and what does it achieve?: The principles and processes of networking
- Networking as community practice
- Part Four: Networking, complexity and the well-developed community: Complexity and the well-connected community
- Issues and implications
- Conclusions and recommendations.
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