The dilemmas of development work: Ethical challenges in regeneration by Paul Hog

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This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context.

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Social development work takes place in the grey area between government and the voluntary and community sectors. This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals working with communities identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context. Drawing upon original material, the authors examine how 'community engagement' workers negotiate the ethical and emotional challenges they face; how they work through problems of community representation at interpersonal and team levels; how they manage the conflicting roles of local activist and paid worker and what role colleagues, management and others play when responding to such challenges.The dilemmas of development work reconnects to, and updates, an important tradition in social policy which explores the dilemmas of 'street-level' work. It draws on contemporary political theory and current debates concerning the modernisation of governance and psycho-social perspectives on identity, values and agency. Combining theory and practice, it will appeal to practitioners, policy makers and undergraduates in social and public policy.

Author Biography

Paul Hoggett is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for Psycho-Social Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol.Marjorie Mayo is Professor of Community Development at Goldsmiths College, University of London.Chris Miller is Professor of Social Work, Flinders University, South Australia.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part one: Context, role and person: The public sphere as dilemmatic space; The nature of development work; The resilience of development workers; Workers' values and commitments; Negotiating dilemmatic space; Handling authority relations; Part two: Modernisation and beyond: Modernisation and community governance; Negotiating the modernisation agenda; The future of development work.

Review

"This book offers a timely and important insight into the values, motivations and dilemmas of development workers in the context of modernising public services. The skilful interweaving of material from interviews with critical analysis of the current policy climate makes gives it a unique and important focus." Professor Sarah Banks, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University"This book casts a refreshingly comprehensive eye on a deeply ambivalent sphere of practice. What makes it particularly valuable is its focus on the increasingly complex dilemmas and challenges faced by development professionals in a rapidly changing world." Mae Shaw, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh

Long Description

Social development work takes place in the grey area between government and the voluntary and community sectors. This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals working with communities identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context. Drawing upon original material, the authors examine how 'community engagement' workers negotiate the ethical and emotional challenges they face; how they work through problems of community representation at interpersonal and team levels; how they manage the conflicting roles of local activist and paid worker and what role colleagues, management and others play when responding to such challenges. The dilemmas of development work reconnects to, and updates, an important tradition in social policy which explores the dilemmas of 'street-level' work. It draws on contemporary political theory and current debates concerning the modernisation of governance and psycho-social perspectives on identity, values and agency. Combining theory and practice, it will appeal to practitioners, policy makers and undergraduates in social and public policy.

Review Quote

This book offers a timely and important insight into the values, motivations and dilemmas of development workers in the context of modernising public services. The skilful interweaving of material from interviews with critical analysis of the current policy climate makes gives it a unique and important focus. Professor Sarah Banks, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University

Details ISBN1861349718 Author Chris Miller Short Title DILEMMAS OF DEVELOPMENT WORK Pages 208 Language English ISBN-10 1861349718 ISBN-13 9781861349712 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Imprint Policy Press Place of Publication Bristol Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 307.140 Residence ENK Subtitle Ethical challenges in regeneration DOI 10.1604/9781861349712 UK Release Date 2008-11-19 NZ Release Date 2008-11-19 Publication Date 2008-11-19 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2008-11-18 Publisher Bristol University Press Alternative 9781447303732 Illustrations Not illustrated We've got this

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