Sue Kenny, Jim Ife and Peter Westoby (2021) Populism, Democracy and Community Development

Authors

  • Rod Purcell

Keywords:

Populism, Liberal Democracy, Community Development

Abstract

Abstract

The book explores the relationship between the current growth in populism, the crisis within liberal democracy, and the implications of this for communities and the practice of community development. After an introductory overview the book is comprised of 14 individually authored chapters. The chapters are presented in 2 parts: Part 1 offers a framing of the macro issues; Part 2 explores populism and community development in different contexts.

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Author Biography

  • Rod Purcell

    Rod Purcell has many years experience as a community development worker. He was Head of the Department of Adult and Continuing Education at the University of Glasgow, board member of the International Association for Community Development, and Chair of the UK Federation for Community Development Learning. He is author of several books and co-editor of the Radical Community Work Journal. His most recent book (with Dave Beck) is Community Development for Social Change, published by Routledge.

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Published

15-Aug-2021

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021): Volume 12 No2 Summer 2021

Section

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How to Cite

“Sue Kenny, Jim Ife and Peter Westoby (2021) Populism, Democracy and Community Development” (2021) Concept: The Journal of Contemporary Community Education Practice Theory, 12(2), pp. 1–4. Available at: https://concept.lib.ed.ac.uk/Concept/article/view/5786 (Accessed: 26 June 2025).