The State and Community Action
1st Edition
Published on 20. November 1999
256 pages
978-1-84964-053-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this controversial book, Terry Robson shatters the myth that the current community development movement has the potential to change the nature of society. Robson criticises community development organisations for losing touch with the very communities they are seeking to serve. Against a background of continuing civil and political conflict, Robson examines case studies in Ireland, Britain, Romania and the United States.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84964-053-4 (9781849640534)
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The State and Community Action
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Person
Terry Robson has been actively involved in a variety of community action programmes for many years as a researcher, teacher and practitioner. He is currently teaching at the University of Ulster.
Content
Introduction
Part I: Theoretical context
1. The State and Hegemony
2. Coercion, Community and Civil Society
3. Community as Counter-Hegemony
4. The Co-option of Radicalism
5. Community, Catholicism and Communitarianism
Part II: The Case Studies
6. Northern Ireland: The evolution of a counter-hegemony
7. The United States: Poverty and the Catholic Worker Movement
8. Romania: Charity as Social Control
Conclusion
Notes
Index
Part I: Theoretical context
1. The State and Hegemony
2. Coercion, Community and Civil Society
3. Community as Counter-Hegemony
4. The Co-option of Radicalism
5. Community, Catholicism and Communitarianism
Part II: The Case Studies
6. Northern Ireland: The evolution of a counter-hegemony
7. The United States: Poverty and the Catholic Worker Movement
8. Romania: Charity as Social Control
Conclusion
Notes
Index
