Since the publication in Europe of the first books on community psychology (Francescato,
1977; Bender, 1979), European community psychologists have tried to ascertain what …

The aim of this paper is to review the history of community psychology in Italy. We begin by
illustrating the early developments of community psychology in the 1970s, which was a …

This paper addresses the emergence, evolution and future perspective of community
psychology in Portugal, a story that cannot be told unless we take into account the country's …

Abstract The European Network of Community Psychology began as a group of invited
speakers at the 1995 Rome conference and has stayed in being, rather to the group's …

This special issue intends to provide a broad overview on European-based Community
Psychology (CP) and explore its perspectives, areas of interest, scope, theoretical …

In this era of globalisation community psychologists have to examine how globalisation
patterns interact with local cultural norms, to find tools to promote a sense of community that …

In recent times, community action found space for its development in Spain only after the
transition to democracy in the late 1970s. Academics and professionals committed to social …

COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY CORE COMPETENCIES TAUGHT AT THE
UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER'S LEVEL IN SOME ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES AND IN …

The first meeting of the European Network of Community Psychology (ENCP) was held in
Starnberg/Munich, Germany, 28±30 June 1996. The following aims were agreed: promotion …

In this paper, we first contend that community psychology in Europe is facing a particularly
challenging situation: On the one hand we witness an increase in complex social problems …