1st Edition

Rebuilding Community Solidarity and Pluralism Rejuvenating Democracy

By Donald G. Reid Copyright 2024
262 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book critiques the traditional practice of community organization, change and development, and concludes that the present practice of Community Development (CD) and Social Policy and Planning (SP&P) is no longer capable of meeting the current challenges at the local or national level. The aim of this book is to identify the underlying motivations for the individual aggressive and... Read more

1. The Philosophy, History, and Methodology of Community Change 

2. The Changing Nature of Society and Community

3. The Psycho-Social Factors Changing Modern Communities

4. Community Readiness for Change

5. Reconstructing the Approach to Community Change 

6. Reimagining the Future 

Biography

Donald G. Reid, University Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, is internationally recognized for his theoretical and practical research on society in transition, community development, poverty, and the changing patterns of work and leisure. He has authored a total of 194 publications, and his work has been cited to date in 2,756 scholarly works. His books include Work and Leisure in the 21st Century: From Production to Citizenship (1995), Tourism, Globalization and Development (2003), Social Policy and Planning for the 21st Century: In Search of the Next Great Social Transformation (2017), A New-World System: From Chaos to Sustainability (2021), and Social Progress and the Authoritarian Challenge to Democracy (2023).