Research Catalog

Title

Contested communities : experiences, struggles, policies / edited by Paul Hoggett.

Publication

Bristol, England : Policy Press, 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

Hoggett, Paul

Description

ix, 256 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

"Community" is a much used but little understood term. Through a set of detailed case studies, this book examines the sources of community activism, the ways in which communities define themselves, and the nature of the interface between communities and public agencies via partnerships.

Subject

• Community life > Great Britain
• Neighborhoods > Great Britain
• Communities

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-249) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Machine derived contents note: Part One: Introduction: Contested communities Paul Hoggett -- What do we know about the neighbours? Sociological perspectives on neighbouring and community Graham Crow -- Part Two: Community and social diversity: "It's all right 'round here if you're local": community and the inner city Karen Evans -- "You've fucked up the estate and now you're carrying a briefcase!" Andrew McCulloch -- Community without unity Jeremy Brent -- The dialogics of 'community': language and identity in a housing scheme in the West of Scotland Chik Collins -- Taken away from the community: older people and sheltered housing Harrie Churchill, Angela Everitt and Judith Green -- Part Three: Local government and community: Getting a fix on community identity: the catalyst of the local government review Rick Ball and Jon Stobart -- Local government and community Neil Barnett and Jim Chandler -- Part Four: Community, participation and empowerment: Community networking: developing strength through diversity Alison Gilchrist and Marilyn Taylor -- Do the people want power? The social responsibilities of empowering communities Chris Hart, Kathryn Jones and Manmohan Bains -- Community participation and urban regeneration in Britain Rob Atkinson and Stephen Cope.

ISBN

1861340362

LCCN

^^^98161057^

OCLC

• 37477610
• SCSB-12811539

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library