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Spaces for Inclusive Communities

Reflections on contemporary society

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Inclusive Communities

Part of the book series: Studies in Inclusive Education ((STUIE,volume 16))

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Locating the debates around community is no easy task. The main discourses around community are countless (Mills, 2006). This chapter will weave what I consider to be some of the most significant, focal and complex debates that will contribute to the problematizing of discourses around community and its development.

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  1. University of Malta, Malta

    Andrew Azzopardi

  2. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

    Shaun Grech

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Azzopardi, A. (2012). Spaces for Inclusive Communities. In: Azzopardi, A., Grech, S. (eds) Inclusive Communities. Studies in Inclusive Education, vol 16. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-849-0_4

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