Toward a New Definition of Community Partnership: A Three-Dimensional Approach

Orna Shemer and Hillel Schmid

Journal of Rural Cooperation, 2007, vol. 35, issue 2, 18

Abstract: We propose a new definition of partnership, which emphasizes the role and meaning of power in creating partnership. Following a case study of change processes within a kibbutz community undergoing lifestyle changes, The proposed definition focuses on three dimensions of partnership: (a) the overt dimension, in which partnership is manifested through daily community life such as organizational structure, rules and norms; (b) the covert dimension, which focuses on symbolic rites of partnership and "non-events"; (c) the latent dimension, which expresses internalized partnership and influences participants' consciousness through socialization and world views.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.58685

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