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Can the Community Construct Knowledge to Shape Services in the Local State? A Case Study

Callaghan, G.; Wistow, G.

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Authors

G. Callaghan

G. Wistow



Abstract

The Labour government's stated commitment to shifting the balance of power to communities, citizens and users has been expressed in numerous initiatives to promote participatory governance in the local state. In this context achieving reliable ways of learning about participants' views becomes critical. A prime concern then becomes what constitutes `community knowledge' and how that knowledge can be developed. This article considers some issues that arise for communities and policy makers in reshaping local services through community involvement in governance. It draws out some implications of theoretical understandings of community, social capital and participation for the practice of community involvement and raises questions about the nature, and the potential, of community knowledge to exercise influence.

Citation

Callaghan, G., & Wistow, G. (2008). Can the Community Construct Knowledge to Shape Services in the Local State? A Case Study. Critical Social Policy, 28(2), 165-186. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018307087988

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date May 1, 2008
Deposit Date Jan 25, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Critical Social Policy
Print ISSN 0261-0183
Electronic ISSN 1461-703X
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 28
Issue 2
Pages 165-186
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018307087988
Keywords Governance, Involvement, Participatory research.

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