Theory and Practice of Dialogical Community Development International Perspectives

Name: Theory and Practice of Dialogical Community Development International Perspectives
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ISBN: 9781138838215

ISBN-10: 1138838217

ISBN-13: 9781138838215

Edition: 2013

Authors: Peter Westoby, Gerard Dowling

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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. Freire, M. Buber, D. Bohm and H.G Gadamer, J. Derrida, G. Esteva and R. Sennett. What makes the book…

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/12/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English