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The Future of Community: Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated by Dave Clements, Martin Earnshaw, Alastair Donald, Austin Williams (Hardcover, 2008)

We are constantly being told that communities are under threat, that we are losing a 'sense of community'. This book finds that the notion of community in Britain is actually threatened by the very thing intended to protect it; relentless government and third party interventions bent on imposing their own forms of social cohesion on the population. There is no doubt that modern societies, underpinned by a ruthlessly competitive and individualistic economic system, have undermined ties of family, solidarity and commonality. However, when an idea of community is articulated it is almost invariably along conservative and reactionary lines - with unelected spokespersons unquestionably accepted as 'community leaders', and with formal contractual relationships taking the place of 'traditional' social order. The short, punchy articles in this book criticise attempts by the state and other agencies to correct the so-called collapse of communities. This book is for students and citizens looking to get beyond the hysterical rhetoric of the government and media to find out about the real communities of the 21st century.

Subject Area
Urban Planning
Author
Dave Clements, Martin Earnshaw, Alastair Donald, Austin Williams
Publication Name
The Future of Community: Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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