Managing community practice

Community involvement has become central to several British government initiatives, including those on social inclusion, neighbourhood renewal and health. Managers working on these programmes face particular difficulties, and this book sets out to address them. It looks at a part of government policy that has received little attention: how organisations can operate effectively inside communities and alongside local voluntary groups. The chapters, drawn from several contributors, explore what managing community practice means, the principles that guide it, and how it is carried out in practice. The book pays special attention to the skills and responsibilities managers need if ambitious regeneration and inclusion schemes are to succeed on the ground.