Changes in Community Organization Practice in Quebec (Canada)

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ID6076401
AuthorsYvan Comeau (Université Laval), Martine Duperré (Université Laval), Yves Hurtubise (Université Laval), Clément Mercier (0000-0002-8481-5092, Université de Sherbrooke), Daniel Turcotte (Université Laval)
Year2007
Volume15
Issue3
Pages119-138
Publication date2007-10-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j125v15n03_07
OpenAlexW2021327164
LanguageEN
References cited9

This paper examines the changes that occurred in community organization practice in the public establishments of Quebec (Canada) in the 1990s. The results of replicated statistical research show that many changes in community organization practice occurred during this period. Most of these changes can be explained by the socioeconomic crisis that took place in the 1990s that affected part of the middle class, driving the reorganization of public social services organizations and important cuts in the government's budget. In this context of crisis, the government of Quebec more easily accepted the local development strategy to overcome unemployment and poverty. These changes can also be explained by a change in community organizers' perceptions of their profession and their strategy for professional recognition observed in the creation of a professional association

Community organization · Community organizing · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Local government · Perception · Political science · Population · Poverty · Public relations · Social organization · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Unemployment · Demography · Education, sociology, and vocational training · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Policies and Family · Social Sciences and Governance

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