Understanding Community
Politics, Policy and Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 25. April 2016
272 pages
978-1-4473-2807-0 (ISBN)
Description
This substantially revised edition of a highly topical text draws upon theory from Marx and Bourdieu to offer a clearer understanding of community in capitalist society. The book takes a more critical look at the literature on community, community development and the politics of community, and applies this critical approach to themes introduced in the first edition on economic development, learning, health and social care, housing, and policing, taking into account the changes in policy that have taken place, particularly in the UK, since the first edition was written. It will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of social policy, sociology and politics as well as areas of housing and urban studies.
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Peter Somerville is Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Policy Studies Research Centre at the University of Lincoln, England. He has researched and published widely on issues of housing, policing, race equality, substance misuse, homelessness, cooperative enterprise and community governance.
Content
PART I;
The nature of community;
Capital, class and community;
Political community under capitalism;
Governmental approaches to community;
PART II;
Community economic development (CED);
Community learning;
Community health and social care;
Housing and community;
Community policing;
Conclusion.
The nature of community;
Capital, class and community;
Political community under capitalism;
Governmental approaches to community;
PART II;
Community economic development (CED);
Community learning;
Community health and social care;
Housing and community;
Community policing;
Conclusion.
