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The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." [1] It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local ...
The journal was first published in 1966, following the dissolution of two British newsletters, the Community Development Bulletin and the Community Development Review. [2] Its first editor was Peter du Sautoy, a lecturer at the University of Manchester and former director of social welfare and community development in Ghana . [ 2 ]
Journal of Development Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal.The journal was established in 1964 and covers research in development policy, theory and analysis. The journal includes both interdisciplinary and single disciplinary but generally accessible contributions from economists, political scientists, geographers, sociologist and social anthropologists).
The Journal of Developing Societies [1] is a refereed international journal on development and social change not only in 'developing' countries but also the 'developed' societies of the world. It provides an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of theoretical perspectives, research findings, case studies, policy analyses and normative ...
It is maintained by the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas (formerly KU Work Group [1]). [2] The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource that contains thousands of pages of practical information for promoting community health and development, and is a global resource for anyone engaged in the work ...
IDS Bulletin is a bi-annual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Institute of Development Studies (IDS). It was previously co-published with Wiley-Blackwell between 2009 and 2015. The journal was established in 1968 as the Institute of Development Studies Bulletin, which was changed to The IDS Bulletin in 1976 and obtained its current ...
Oxford Development Studies is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge that covers all aspects of development studies.The journal provides a forum for rigorous and critical analysis of the processes of social, political, and economic change that characterise development.
Community studies is an academic field drawing on both sociology and anthropology and the social research methods of ethnography and participant observation in the study of community. In academic settings around the world, community studies is variously a sub-discipline of anthropology or sociology, or an independent discipline.