Community Action for Change

Ray Lees, Marjorie Mayo (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

214 Seiten

2026
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-23472-2 (ISBN)

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What was the significance of community action to the Labour movement in Britain during the 1980s? Ray Lees and Marjorie Mayo explore this question in Community Action for Change (first published in 1984), arguing that the Labour movement needed to revitalize its strength in response to the growing dominance of the New Right. They propose that this renewal could be achieved by developing social values rooted in the social needs often expressed through community action.

Through a series of case studies focused on local community resource centres, the authors examine the contributions, challenges, and limitations of this approach. These case studies address key issues such as employment and unemployment, housing, planning and tenants’ activism, as well as information campaigns.

Lees and Mayo’s analysis of these activities remains highly relevant for shaping future community interventions and broader campaigns, particularly in light of the political climate of the 1980s under a Conservative government.

Introduction: Socialism and community action Part 1: The relevance of community action 1. The community action movement and party politics 2. Community action and political theory 3. Community action and anti-poverty programmes Part 2: The resource centres in action 4. Information, advocacy and community action 5. Employment 6. Housing and planning Conclusion: The way forward

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.2.2026
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-041-23472-4 / 1041234724
ISBN-13	978-1-041-23472-2 / 9781041234722
Zustand	Neuware