The Routledge Handbook of Community Development: Perspectives from Around the Globe

Sue Kenny · Brian McGrath · Rhonda Phillips

Oct 2017 · Routledge

About this ebook

The Routledge Handbook of Community Development explores community development theory and practice across the world. The book provides perspectives about community development as an interactive, relevant and sometimes contradictory way to address issues impacting the human condition. It promotes better understanding of the complexities and challenges in identifying, designing, implementing and evaluating community development constructs, applications and interventions. This edited volume discusses how community development is conceptualized as an approach, method or profession. Themes provide the scope of the book, with projects, issues or perspectives presented in each of these areas.

This handbook provides invaluable contextualized insights on the theory and practice of community development around core themes relevant in society. Each chapter explores and presents an issue, perspectives, project or case in the thematic areas, with regional and country context included. It is a must-read for students and researchers working in community development, planning and human geography and an essential reference for any professional engaged in community development.

About the author

Sue Kenny, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, International and Community Development, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia served as former Director, Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights and Chair, Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research organisation. Sue has forty years’ experience throughout in Australasia, Europe, and the UK.

Brian McGrath, Ph.D.

, lecturer, School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway, is the Ireland and Research Fellow with the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre. His work has also revolved around generating stronger understanding and research evidence in areas of: social support, policy interventions, civic engagement and educational inclusion.

Rhonda Phillips, Ph.D., FAICP, Dean of the Honors College, and a professor in the Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University, is a former Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability, Director and Professor, School of Community Resources and Development at Arizona State University; and former editor, Community Development.