Critical community practice - 9781861347923

Critical community practiceAuthor(s): Hugh L Butcher, with, Sarah Banks, Paul Henderson, Jim Robertson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Policy Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781861347923, 978-1861347923\nSynopsis\nWith the increasing focus on 'community' as the site for renewing democracy, improving policymaking and enhancing service delivery, this book provides a challenging approach to understanding community practice. It offers a much-needed theoretical perspective, sets out an analysis of power and empowerment and explores new ways of understanding active citizenship.\nThe book covers a wide range of theoretical and practice topics. First presenting a model of critical community practice, the authors draw upon a variety of case studies from Britain and elsewhere to discuss this in the context of work in and with community groups; management; policy and politics; and development of the critical practitioner. \nDemands being placed on individuals and organisa.