Community development and democratic practice: pas de deux or distinct and different?

Michael Rios and Paul Lachapelle

Community Development, 2015, vol. 46, issue 3, 190-197

Abstract: In this introductory article, we discuss the theme of the Special Issue of Community Development focused on community development and democratic practice. Seven articles are summarized and highlight a range of case studies that vary by location, scale, and purpose, followed by a reflective essay. Drawing from the articles in the Special Issue and a series of joint learning exchanges on the topic sponsored by the Kettering Foundation, we then outline a heuristic framework for "democratic community development." The framework asks a number of related questions about how democracy, community, and the public are constituted, and what processes, end goals, methods, and tools are to be used to further democratic community development.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2015.1032050

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