This research project explores the concept of 'agency'in the context of sustainable
community development and the involvement of citizens in achieving social change and …

In this paper we question the importance of social capital as a primary indicator of a
community's ability to engage in sustainable development as social capital can have both …

What makes one community survive an economic downturn, whilst others collapse? What
gives one individual the ability to transcend a personal tragedy, whilst others hit the street …

This article describes research that builds on a previous study of social capital conducted in
2002 and 2003 in a Canadian community, exploring the relationship between agency and …

An orthodox dichotomy has come to dominate and shape debates regarding agency and
this has led to a number of difficulties in articulating a coherent theory of practice for …

Over the past decade, environmental sustainability has emerged as a prominent theme in
the community development literature. In fact, the concept has become a standard feature of …

This paper presents the results of a research on the role played by social capital in the
development of a community. The aim is to reveal the virtues of the social capital concept …

● Appreciative inquiry which identifies and analyses the community's past successes. This
strengthens people's confidence in their own capacities and inspires them to take action● …

The research on which this article is based drew a comparison between the asset-based
community-led development (ABCD) approach and the more traditional needs-based …

This paper provides a concise overview of how the term 'community'has been
conceptualised in sociological literatures, noting that there remains considerable uncertainty …