Community Development Corporations and Public Participation
Lessons from a Case Study in the Arkansas Delta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11344376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie H Hunt (0000-0002-2079-5029, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096 |
| Publisher | WMU Department of Occupational Therapy (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15453/0191-5096.3271 |
| OpenAlex | W2994131924 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
In this paper, I focus on the role of community development corporations (CDCs) in fostering public participation in the local political process. Using survey and interview data gathered from CDCs operating in the Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas, I show that the CDC is an important intermediary between the citizens and the local political arena. While, according to this study's findings, the CDCs' long-term goal is to develop a lasting sense of efficacy among CDC participants, leading to direct political participation by citizens, the nature of CDC funding does not fully support these efforts. As a result, these critical activities remain at the fringes of their official mission. By focusing on short-term outcomes rather than long-term development process, the money spent to improve the CDC constituency's capacity appears to miss its target. The results of the current study 1) shed light on the disconnect between the needs of CDCs and the objectives of funding agencies; and 2) help community practitioners interested in community development to better understand challenges related to engaging citizens in local issues and facilitating citizen participation in ways that enhance collective efficacy in poor communities
Business · Community development · Focus group · Local community · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Public relations · Public support · Sociology · Survey data collection · Community Development and Social Impact · Law · Public Administration · Social Capital and Networks · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Marketing
Power and Powerlessness
Worlds Apart
Community Organizing
The Cdc Model of Urban Redevelopment
Renewing Hope within Neighborhoods of Despair
Representative Bureaucracy
Latinos and Representative Bureaucracy Testing the Thompson and Henderson Hypotheses1
Bureaucracy as a Representative Institution
CDCs and Charitable Organizations in the Urban South
Understanding Persistent Poverty
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |