Welfare Reform and the Revitalization of Inner City Neighborhoods. By James Jennings. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2003. Pp. 185. $24.95 (paper)
In: Social service review: SSR, Band 78, Heft 4, S. 685-687
ISSN: 1537-5404
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In: Social service review: SSR, Band 78, Heft 4, S. 685-687
ISSN: 1537-5404
In: Social service review: SSR, Band 78, Heft 1, S. 160-163
ISSN: 1537-5404
In: Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly: journal of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 161-189
ISSN: 1552-7395
This article explores the range of organizations and participatory mechanisms that take on some aspect of the role of neighborhood-based governance (in some way speaking for or acting on behalf of their neighborhoods) in three cities. It describes the extent to which they perform similar or different functions and discusses the strengths and weaknesses presented by the system of relationships as they are currently structured. It also explores two key issues—legitimacy and accountability—in an attempt to distill lessons about the relative roles and effectiveness of these different participatory mechanisms and community organizations and the relationships among them. The article suggests ways that sponsors (including foundations and government) can more effectively engage with neighborhoods and promote neighborhood-based decision making and action and highlights some unanswered questions that might be pursued as part of a larger research agenda to inform the practical pursuit of participatory, community-building strategies.
In: Journal of community practice: organizing, planning, development, and change sponsored by the Association for Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA), Band 11, Heft 1, S. 61-83
ISSN: 1543-3706
In: Social service review: SSR, Band 76, Heft 4, S. 695-698
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In: Urban affairs review, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 291-323
ISSN: 1552-8332
The notion of community capacity building is both explicit and pervasive in the rhetoric, missions, and activities of a broad range of contemporary community development efforts. However, there is limited clarity about the meaning of capacity and capacity building at the neighbor-hood level. The author suggests a definitional framework for understanding and promoting community capacity, explores the attempt to operationalize a capacity-building agenda through the examination of two contrasting case studies within a multisite comprehensive community initiative (CCI), and suggests some possible next steps toward building community capacity through social change efforts such as CCIs.
In: Social service review: SSR, Band 72, Heft 1, S. 142-144
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In: Social service review: SSR, Band 71, Heft 4, S. 521-547
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In: Social service review: SSR, Band 70, Heft 4, S. 662-664
ISSN: 1537-5404
In: The Handbook of Community Practice, S. 105-122
In: Journal of urban affairs, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 57-78
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Urban affairs review, Band 32, Heft 5, S. 631-661
ISSN: 1552-8332
The authors of this issue-mapping article explore the rationale behind, and issues bearing on, the governance of community-based initiatives. They examine three issues relevant to the formation of local governance structures: the relationship between neighborhood-based governance structures and local government; issues of representation, legitimacy, and connection; and long-term viability. They suggest an agenda for further exploration that includes examining the relative benefits of different governance structures, exploring the issue of capacity in community-building, and investigating the perspective of local governments that have jurisdiction over the areas in which these efforts are being implemented.
In: Education and urban society, Band 25, Heft 2, S. 201-211
ISSN: 1552-3535
In: The future of children: a publication of The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 107
ISSN: 1550-1558