Community, Conflict and the State

Rethinking Notions of 'Safety', 'Cohesion' and 'Wellbeing'

AvC. Cooper

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

Community safety is a narrowly defined concept that allows states to ignore arguably more serious threats caused by pro-market policies and the actions of major corporations. This book redresses the idea of what constitutes a social harm and outlines a new policy agenda.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-09-24
Mått:140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt:465 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Palgrave USA
ISBN:9781403998323

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Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

CHARLIE COOPER is Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Hull, UK. He has taught on housing studies, urban policy and social policy, and previously worked in the voluntary sector, primarily for housing associations.

Recensioner i media

'In the depth of global recession this is certainly a timely book...Cooper sets himself an ambitious challenge, yet he succeeds in negotiating a way through a highly diverse range of policy, conceptual and theoretical developments...an invaluable resource for students in the social sciences...' - Social Policy and Administration

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 'Community', Conflict and the State: The Historical Field Concepts of 'Community' and 'Conflict' New Labour, Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing Rethinking Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing Conclusions: Community Wellbeing for All?