Participatory community organizing revisited
Political involvement and social development in two post-socialist villages in north China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12914482 |
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| Authors | Haijing Dai (0000-0003-4562-3706, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-82 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | China Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-5098 • E-ISSN: 1752-5101 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17525098.2011.563947 |
| OpenAlex | W2067601336 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The paper, based on seven months of intensive ethnographic fieldwork in two neighbouring villages in north China, describes a more complicated relationship between members' political involvement and community social development than is generally perceived in literature. The intriguing mechanisms and contents of political participation presented call for a close examination of grassroots political economy, local authority, democratic institutions, and community organizing in the specific social contexts of post-socialist rural China under reforms. The study argues that a context-sensitive understanding of participatory democracy and community development is necessary for the success of macro social work practices, and therefore needs to be built into the curriculum of community organizing and international social work and addressed in social work professional training
China · Citizen journalism · Community development · Community organization · Community organizing · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Grassroots · Participatory development · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Law · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Highly cited | No |
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