In this report, we present feedback from 3 different events on the Social ExclusionUnit’s National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal. It covers the views ofresidents, practitioners and academics, giving a unique combination of perspectiveson how we can best help disadvantaged areas.[...]

The aim of this paper is to compare academic interpretations of the termsocial exclusion with the understanding of people with direct experienceof the phenomenon. A pre-selected group of residents of deprivedneighbourhoods were asked about various aspects of the concept andtheir responses...