Populism, Democracy and Community Development by Sue Kenny (English) Paperback B

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Using international perspectives and case studies, this book discusses the relationships between community development and populism in the context of today's widespread crisis of democracy. Exploring the synergies and contradictions between populism and community development, it offers new ways of understanding and responding to populism.

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With case studies from the US, UK, Latin America, Finland, Hong Kong and Indonesia, this book looks at constructions of populism from the left and right of the political spectrum and addresses the challenges for how community development can work with populist political forms and leaders.Using international perspectives and case studies, this book discusses the relationships between community development and populism in the context of today's widespread crisis of democracy.It investigates the development, meanings and manifestations of contemporary forms of populism and explores the synergies and contradictions between the values and practices of populism and community development.Contributors examine the ways that the ascendancy of right-wing populist politics is influencing the landscapes within which community development is located and they offer new insights on how the field can understand and respond to the challenges of populism.

Author Biography

Sue Kenny is Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University.Jim Ife is a Professor of Social Work at Western Sydney University. Peter Westoby is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Queensland University, a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Development Support at the University of the Free State and a Director with Community Praxis Co-operative.

Table of Contents

Introductory Overview ~ Sue Kenny, Jim Ife and Peter WestobyPart One: Framing the ChallengesThe Challenges of Populism ~ Sue KennyRight-wing Populism and Community Development: Beyond Modernity and Liberal Democracy ~ Jim IfeA Radical Community Development Response to Right-Wing Populism ~ Peter WestobyCommunity Development and Popular Education in Populist Times ~ Marjorie MayoSocial-media-weaponised Populism and Community Development ~ Jacques BouletAlinsky Revisited: 'Rubbing Raw the Resentments of the People' ~ Peter SzynkaPart Two: Populism and Community Development in Different ContextsFrom Inclusionary to Exclusionary Populism in the Transformation of U.S. Community Development ~ Randy Stoecker and Benny WitkovskyPopulism and Environmental (In)justice in Latin America ~ Marcelo Lopes de SouzaPopulist Politics and Democracy in the UK: Implications for Community Development ~ Keith PoppleCommunity Engagement Policies in the Era of Populism: Finland ~ Suvi Aho, Juha Hämäläinen and Arto SalonenPopulism and Community Organising in Hong Kong ~ Fung, Kwok-kin, Hung, Suet-lin, Lau, Siu-mei, Wong, King-lai, Chan, Yu CheungCommunity Development as Counter-hegemony ~ Andie ReynoldsReligion and Populism: The Aksi 212 Movement in Indonesia ~ Ismet Fanany and Rebecca Fanany

Review

"It is hard to do justice to such an important book dealing with the complex issues behind Populism's threat to democracy and the challenge of community development to respond." Jenny Onyx, University Technology Sydney"Liberal democracy and community development are under intense pressure by right-wing populism with its shifting contexts. Kenny, Ife and Westoby deftly navigate this complex terrain by presenting much needed perspectives for confronting challenges and moving society forward." Rhonda Phillips, Purdue University

Long Description

With case studies from the US, UK, Latin America, Finland, Hong Kong and Indonesia, this book looks at constructions of populism from the left and right of the political spectrum and addresses the challenges for how community development can work with populist political forms and leaders. Using international perspectives and case studies, this book discusses the relationships between community development and populism in the context of today's widespread crisis of democracy. It investigates the development, meanings and manifestations of contemporary forms of populism and explores the synergies and contradictions between the values and practices of populism and community development. Contributors examine the ways that the ascendancy of right-wing populist politics is influencing the landscapes within which community development is located and they offer new insights on how the field can understand and respond to the challenges of populism.

Feature

The first book in Community Development literature to explore the way that populist politics is influencing the landscape of community development, internationally.

Details ISBN1447353846 Series Rethinking Community Development Language English ISBN-10 1447353846 ISBN-13 9781447353843 Format Paperback Imprint Policy Press DEWEY 307.14 Pages 288 Author Marjorie Mayo UK Release Date 2020-12-02 Place of Publication Bristol Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 1 Tables, black and white NZ Release Date 2020-12-02 Publisher Bristol University Press Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-12-02 Alternative 9781447353836 Edited by Sue Kenny Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2020-12-01 We've got this

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