Community Development Journal

Miller, Chris

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsn003pmid: N/A

Dale, Ann; Sparkes, Jennie

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsm007pmid: N/A

The research reported here explores a community that amassed social capital in effective and diverse ways, enabling it to fight a corporate giant and protect critical, large watersheds. We explore how the dynamic interaction between network formation and network structure augmented community social capital, particularly bridging, for increased access to human and economic capital. Network structure(s) can create enabling conditions for the mobilization of social capital within communities and for people to feel empowered to act. The research suggests that there is an opportunity for policy-makers to learn what kinds of policies can enhance or destroy existing social capital in a community.

Daly, Siobhan

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsl051pmid: N/A

This article maps civil society in the Republic of Ireland against the background of significant social and economic change and the resurgence of government interest in fostering active citizen engagement in communities. The article provides an analytical overview of the substantial body of literature that has emerged on different aspects of civil society in the Republic of Ireland. Taking stock of the literature is both timely and important, as it reflects broader trends towards reflection on the role of civil society in modern Ireland, and research has a leading role to play in guiding future strategies for civil society, actors. Mapping exercises contribute to our understanding of the dynamics of civil society, which is salient to the success of future policy and to identifying avenues for future research.

Muthuri, Judy N.

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsl053pmid: N/A

Corporate community involvement (CCI) is catching up among businesses operating in developing countries under the wave of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Significantly, CCI discourse the world over is shifting from involvement to investment, the latter advancing the business case. This shifting paradigm depicts a calculative approach to CCI based on costs and benefits, revealing reciprocal yet unequal corporatecommunity relationships. This approach when implemented in already disadvantaged communities raises fears of exploitation rather than community empowerment. This article critiques the predominant approaches applied in CCI and their implications towards poverty reduction and sustainable community development efforts in developing countries.

Kane, Liam

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsl043pmid: N/A

For a long time the target of criticism, the World Bank has changed its image and received a more favourable press. Now it talks the language of development, has a routine presence in the worlds of adult education and community development and is seen by some as qualified to speak about education for social justice. This article critically examines the work of the Bank and argues that its values remain antithetical to social justice from the perspective of a transformative approach to community development. It concludes by asking what might be an appropriate relationship for community workers to develop with the Bank.

Higgins, Joan Wharf; Naylor, Patti-Jean; Day, Meghan

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsl052pmid: N/A

Health promotion activities are enjoying renewed attention from governments under the rubric of chronic disease prevention, yet often with similar and inadequate resources. Seed-funding opportunities are popular means for governments to distribute monies and groom communities to embed the funded activities into local ecology. The success of seed funding in nurturing community capacity and engendering program sustainability is controversial. This article discusses a recent seed-funding experience in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Chipeniuk, Raymond

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsl041pmid: N/A

Amenity migration, the movement of people from cities to rural areas for non-economic reasons, promises to become an important resource for the development of natural and cultural amenity-rich communities almost anywhere in the world. A project in the remote Bulkley Valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, tested the usefulness and costs of various tools to promote and manage amenity migration through planning. At the same time, the project evaluated these research interventions, taken as a whole package, as a bottom-up approach to community development research advocacy.

Flicker, Sarah; Savan, Beth; McGrath, Mary; Kolenda, Brian; Mildenberger, Matto

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsm009pmid: N/A

Community-based research (CBR) is rapidly gaining recognitions as an important tool in addressing complex environmental, health and social problems. CBR attempts to marry community development with knowledge generation. However, little is known about the Canadian CBR context. This paper reports on the analysis of an element within a web-based survey to investigate the status of CBR in Canada. The survey included 25 questions. This paper focuses on responses to one open-ended question (Q20): If there was one thing you could change about [your last CBR] project, what would it be? A content analysis approach guided analysis and responses were coded into main theme and subthemes. Our collective reflections offer other CBR practitioners an opportunity to more effectively plan future partnerships.

Stoecker, Randy

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsn004pmid: N/A

Baker, John

doi: 10.1093/cdj/bsn005pmid: N/A