Community building
1,114 Followers
Recent papers in Community building
Summary Report on innovative approaches to sports volunteering and integration
This article presents an integrated construct of servant leadership derived from a review of the literature. Subscale items were developed to measure 11 potential dimensions of servant leadership: calling, listening, empathy, healing,... more
There is a growing recognition of the importance of engaging grassroots communities in all aspects of community building and other initiatives to address concerns about declining community well-being. Within the domain of community... more
Playback theatre is a community-building improvisational theatre in which a personal story told by a group member is transformed into a theatre piece on the spot by other group members. Playback theatre combines artistic expression and... more
Bericht zur Tagung "Integrale Quartierentwicklung in Wohngebieten mit Sanierungsbedarf. Rollen, Aufgaben und Strategien der Gemeinwesenarbeit (GWA) - 8. Fachtagung der Netzwerke Gemeinwesenarbeit Deutschschweiz" erschienen in: Berner... more
This hand-illustrated access-centred zine questions the absence of critical disability perspectives in the critique of neoliberal individualism. Building on academic literature as well as grassroots social justice organising, it argues... more
This paper was written in 2014 for the topic HIST3001: Destination Australia: Migration since 1900 at Flinders University. The paper explores the history of the Greek Ikarian islander community of South Australia, and the formation of the... more
This thesis explores the efforts by a group within the hardcore punk scene in Bandung, Indonesia, to establish an autonomous community based on participatory 'Do It Yourself' cultural production. I examine the ways in which the DIY values... more
Attraverso il contributo di sedici esperti di Petrarca e della sua fortuna tra Quattro e Cinquecento, il volume si interroga sui modi in cui la ricezione delle sue opere nel contesto italiano ed europeo ha mediato, in forme varie e... more
Restorative practices (RP), an alternative discipline approach focused on repair rather than punishment, has attracted the attention of school districts throughout the United States. As mounting evidence demonstrates the long-standing... more
Queer and Feminist Art Practices in Video Art : Post?-Identity Political Proposals by RÉBECCA LAVOIE While arguing for an appraisal of political art bound to the social spaces in which it emerges in communities of practice, the... more
The paper deals with Rabindranath Tagore's idea of Samaj (community) and his educational and cultural work at Santiniketan as an experiment in community building. It also looks at how his own creative work and that of other artists... more
When professionals in Housing and Residence Life think about how community is built within their halls, many focus on the hall programs and interactions that come from the Resident Assistants they supervise. However, Hall Directors can... more
A practice research conducted by six pastoral professionals working with people in situations of marginalization at different Urban Mission locations in the Netherlands. It offers answers to such questions as: How can we shape community... more
"Between 1944 and 1958, the western zones of Germany had to absorb over nine million refugees who had fled or been expelled from their homes east of the Oder-Neiße rivers or had left the Soviet zone. Owing to these large numbers and the... more
After more than a hundred years of over-controlled master planning approaches dominance, urban specialists agreed that it failed. Even the most generous team can not predict all complexities and externalities of city developments. There... more
The Muslim community in the post-indenture Caribbean witnessed several changes that affected the character of its practices. As a way of institutionalizing the faith, the community had established masajid (mosques), schools and other... more
Ce rapport pour le réseau Amadeus croise une analyse des dynamiques institutionnelles de participation (ou de non-participation) avec l’analyse d’un panel d’expériences illustrant le pouvoir d’agir des habitants dans la politique de la... more