The challenges and contradictions of state-funded community organizing

Grimshaw, Lucy; Mates, Lewis; Reynolds, Andie

doi:10.1093/cdj/bsy040

The challenges and contradictions of state-funded community organizing

Grimshaw, Lucy; Mates, Lewis; Reynolds, Andie

Authors

Lucy Grimshaw

Dr Lewis Mates lewis.mates@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Andie Reynolds

Abstract

The UK coalition government introduced the Community Organisers Programme in 2010, providing state funding to train community organizers in England for the first time. This article presents a case study in the north of England, exploring the implementation of the programme. It illustrates the challenges and contradictions faced by trainee community organizers and suggests lessons for community practitioners and policymakers of all political complexions in the United Kingdom and other countries.

Citation

Grimshaw, L., Mates, L., & Reynolds, A. (2020). The challenges and contradictions of state-funded community organizing. Community Development Journal, 55(2), 313-330. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsy040

Journal Article Type	Article
Online Publication Date	Sep 18, 2018
Publication Date	2020-04
Deposit Date	Aug 20, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Sep 8, 2021
Journal	Community Development Journal
Print ISSN	0010-3802
Electronic ISSN	1468-2656
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	55
Issue	2
Pages	313-330
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsy040

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Community Development Journal following peer review. The version of record [Grimshaw, Lucy, Mates, Lewis & Reynolds, Andie (2020). The challenges and contradictions of state-funded community organizing. Community Development Journal 55(2): 313-330] is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsy040