Well-Connected Community

A Networking Approach to Community Development

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

There is growing recognition in practice and policy of how networking contributes to the vitality and cohesion of community life and civil society. The Well-Connected Community provides theoretical insights and practical guidance for people working with and for communities.This updated edition takes account of the changing political and economic context, including rising social inequalities and community tensions. It considers new approaches to well being, such as social prescribing and the use of social media for local and global organising. This model of community development explains and promotes networking as a skilled and strategic intervention and provides recommendations for good practice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-18
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:452 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:298
Upplaga:3
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781447347798

Utforska kategorier

Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Alison Gilchrist is an independent consultant and research fellow at the University of Birmingham. She has worked for almost four decades in community development as an activist, practitioner, trainer, researcher, policy advisor and manager.

Recensioner i media

"This is a book that gives more and more with each edition. Drawing on a wide range of experience and literature, it has now been substantially revised and its insights will be valued by many in the community development field." Marilyn Taylor, Institute for Voluntary Action Research

Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the third edition;Community connections: value and meaning;Community networks and policy dimensions;Community development: principles and practice;Working with communities: different approaches;Networks: form and features;Network functions;Networking principles and practices;Networking for community development;Complexity and the well-connected community;Developing the well-connected community;Issues and implications;Suggested further reading.