Public Policy in the Community, Third Edition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:18th Feb '27
£28.99
This title is due to be published on 18th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This authoritative textbook provides the ideal introduction to the development of policy and practice in relation to community over the past 60 years, revised with expert contemporary and global case studies.
A key source of theory and practice for students interested in engaging communities in the policy process, the third edition of this authoritative textbook provides the ideal introduction to the development of policy and practice in relation to community over the past sixty years.
Community and the ideas associated with it – civil society, social capital, mutuality, networks – are often seen by policy makers as the solution to persistent problems in society, most recently in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Substantially revised and updated to reflect advances in research, theory and practice, this enables students to combine theoretical discussion of policy with practical national and international case studies such population movement, Covid-19, climate change, the rise of populism, new digital technologies inc. social media and virtual communities, changing understandings of identity, and rising inequality.
Addressing in particular the challenges, contradictions and dilemmas inherent in ideas of community empowerment, Taylor's indispensiable text asks how far communities of place still have relevance in a fast changing world and how far practices developed over the decades remain relevant to the challenges of the coming years. A pivotal assessment of the place of community in policy and practice today.
'As a civil servant in the early 2000’s, Public Policy in the Community was my essential guide to the complexities of neighbourhood renewal and social exclusion. Now, as the ravages of austerity and the sunlit uplands of ‘levelling up’ fade into folk memory, my successors in Whitehall and Town Hall would do well to get their hands on this fully updated edition, with its vital insights into the power and paradoxes of community policy.' * Richard Harries, Caritas Westminster, UK *
‘Public Policy in the Community is an essential text outlining the theories, policies and practices of community-based public policy, and is a cornerstone in the literature. This welcome new edition offers a thoroughly updated, accessible and authoritative understanding of how the landscape of community practice and policy has developed. It is written with exceptional clarity, creativity and generosity, and is accompanied with a wealth of helpful figures and boxed examples of concepts, policies and initiatives. The book is grounded in careful attention to theoretical debates and controversies over key concepts such as community, civil society, power, empowerment and participation, illustrated throughout with relevant research findings. Marilyn Taylor provides an even-handed and sophisticated account of the policy commitment to community and whether it can meet high expectations. Assessing the tensions in community policy and practice, she concludes with an insightful comparison between optimistic, pessimistic and pragmatic scenarios for the future. With this book, readers could not want for a better route-map and guide for their own odyssey through the complex landscape of public policy in the community.’ * Rob Macmillan, Sheffield Hallam University, UK *
ISBN: 9781350384934
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392 pages
3rd edition