International community organising : taking power, making change / Dave Beck and Rod Purcell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Dave, author.

Purcell, Rod, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community organization--History.

Community organization.

Community organization--Case studies.

Community development.

History.

Citizens' associations.

Citizens' associations--History.

Citizens' associations--Case studies.

Community development--History.

Community development--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2013.

Summary:

As the pro-democracy uprisings of the Arab Spring continue and the Occupy Movement is agitating for change, many people are Looking for alternative ways of organising society in the face of global,' f financial and political challenges. Community organising offers a realistic way forward for many communities, and is a tried and tested way of improving people's lives. This book is the first to explore the diverse history of community organising, telling stories of how it developed, its successes and failures, and the lessons that can be applied today. International community organising analyses contemporary examples of practice from the USA, UK, India, South Africa, Cambodia and Australia against both their ability to contribute to sustainable social change and wider theoretical frameworks. It will be useful for, a wide range of practitioners, students and researchers engaged in the struggle to develop new ways to promote community empowerment and participation. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The roots of community organising 1

2 The 21st-century context of community organising 19

3 Community organising revisited: the Industrial Areas Foundation model 45

4 Industrial Areas Foundation in the UK and Australia 67

5 The ACORN alternative 89

6 Slum Dwellers International and case studies 111

7 New models of community organising 139

8 Comparing and contrasting current community organising models 157

9 What community organising does and doesn't achieve 167

10 Counter-hegemony, critical thinking and community organising 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.

ISBN:

9781847429766

1847429769

9781847429773

1847429777

OCLC:

810113702