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.
Tabella dei contenuti
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
Circa l’autore
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.
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