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Challenging Capacity Building

Comparative Perspectives

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Sue Kenny

    1. Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights, Deakin University, Australia

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  2. Matthew Clarke

    1. School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University, Australia

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Part of the book series: Rethinking International Development series (RID)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Capacity Building and Community Development: Challenging Rhetoric and Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Sue Kenny, Matthew Clarke
      Pages 3-20

    3. Developing Capacities and Agency in Complex Times

      • Chris Miller
      Pages 21-40

    4. Community Capacity Building: Critiquing the Concept in Different Policy Contexts

      • Gary Craig
      Pages 41-66

    5. Capacity Building and Community Development

      • Jim Ife
      Pages 67-84

  3. Practical Challenges of Capacity Building

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Emergent Drivers for Building and Sustaining Capacity in Australian Indigenous Communities

      • Jill Abdullah, Susan Young
      Pages 87-111

    3. Re-imagining Capacity Building When Participation is Constrained: Illegal Burmese Migrants in Thailand

      • Matthew Clarke
      Pages 112-132

    4. The Solomon Islands: Conflict and Capacity

      • Heather Wallace
      Pages 133-155

    5. Capacity Building in Indonesia: Building What Capacity?

      • Ismet Fanany, Rebecca Fanany, Sue Kenny
      Pages 156-184

    6. Capacity Building and Urban Regeneration in Dublin, Ireland

      • Michelle Share
      Pages 185-210

    7. Capacity Building and Community Power

      • Randy Stoecker
      Pages 211-228

    8. Transition Towns and Community Capacity Building

      • Phil Connors
      Pages 229-247

    9. Conclusion: Critical Capacity Building

      • Sue Kenny, Matthew Clarke
      Pages 248-257

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 258-269
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Interrogates the idea of capacity building theoretically and explores the variety of meanings, constructions and practices of capacity building. This book examines capacity building in both developing and developed countries and takes the position that fragile communities are present in all societies.

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'This is a good book that raises vital issues for community development and the field of capacity building.' Community Development Journal

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights, Deakin University, Australia

    Sue Kenny

  • School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University, Australia

    Matthew Clarke

About the editors

SUE KENNY is Director of the Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights at Deakin University, Australia. She has extensive research and consultancy experience in development issues in Australia and internationally and has published widely on community development and non-government organisations.

MATTHEW CLARKE is Deputy Head of the School of International and Political Studies and the Course Director of the International and Community Development program at Deakin University, Australia. He also undertakes regular evaluations of community development projects in the Pacific and South-east Asia.

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