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There is growing recognition in practice and policy of how networking contributes to the vitality and cohesion of community life and civil society. The Well-Connected Community provides theoretical insights and practical guidance for people working with and for communities.
This updated edition takes account of the changing political and economic context, including rising social inequalities and community tensions. It considers new approaches to well being, such as social prescribing and the use of social media for local and global organising. This model of community development explains and promotes networking as a skilled and strategic intervention and provides recommendations for good practice.
Preface to the third edition;
Community connections: value and meaning;
Community networks and policy dimensions;
Community development: principles and practice;
Working with communities: different approaches;
Networks: form and features;
Network functions;
Networking principles and practices;
Networking for community development;
Complexity and the well-connected community;
Developing the well-connected community;
Issues and implications;
Suggested further reading.