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Download fileHow not to win friends: a study of participation and community work practice, an examination of the relationships between the local state, community workers, service provision and consumers
thesis
posted on 2018-04-10, 10:33 authored by Val HarrisThis research examines the concept of participation and its
application to the relationship between individuals and the state. It
approaches the subject from two angles; firstly by considering the
role of community work and community workers employed by the local
state, and secondly by investigating the relationships that developed
between community based groups and departments of the local state.
The research was undertaken within Derbyshire and focuses on its
Social Service Department, as the main employer of community workers
within the County and because of this Department's relationships with
the particular community groups studied. [Continues.]
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- Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies