Theory and Practice of Dialogical Community Development : International Perspectives

This book proposes that community development has been increasingly influenced and co-opted by a modernist, soulless, rational philosophy - reducing it to a shallow technique for 'solving community problems'. In contrast, this dialogical approach re-maps the ground of community development practice within a frame of ideas such as dialogue, hospitality and depth. For the first time community development practitioners are provided? with an accessible understanding of dialogue and its relevance to their practice, exploring the contributions of internationally significant thinkers such as? P. F

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Westoby, Peter
Other Persons:	Dowling, Gerard (contributor)
Publisher:	Hoboken : Taylor and Francis
Subject:	Kommunale Entwicklung \| Local development \| Welt \| World \| Ländliche Entwicklung \| Rural development

Extent:	Online-Ressource (193 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Preface; Foreword; Abbreviations; Introduction: A practice framework; International community development practice: traditions and frameworks; Dialogical community development: a framework; Restoring depth: why dialogical community development?; Widening the framework; A reflection on theory and practice; 1 Theoretical prelude: An introduction to dialogue for community development; A normative perspective on dialogue; A historical understanding of dialogue; 2 Re-imagining community practice Awakening loveDeepening participation; Place-making; Welcoming problems and shadow; 3 Transformative community processes; The discerning and gentling of method; Widening analysis; Careful conflicting; Structuring not strangling; 4 Analytical interlude: What weakens dialogue within community development; Ideological positions; Therapeutic culture; Growing inequalities; 5 Caring for different spheres of community life; Caring for the ordinary; Caring for the economy; Caring for politics; Caring for the cultural; Earth care; 6 Dialogue and training for transformation; Space to re-imagine Stories for sparking re-imaginationMethods and models for transformative training; Inspiration and empowerment, not information; The logic of wishing, willing and acting; Conclusion; A passion of not knowing; Invitation to dialogue and dissent; Notes; References; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	978-0-415-53788-9 ; 978-1-136-27285-1 ; 978-0-415-53788-9
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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