Social inclusion at different scales in the urban environment: Locating the community to empower

Urban Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1439-1457

  Smith, Simon ^a   Bellaby, Paul ^b   Lindsay, Sally ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; EMPOWERMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL NETWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952593011     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009353618     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. Adamson, D. and Bromiley, R. (2008) Community empowerment in practice: lessons from Communities First. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
2. Amin, A. and Thrift, N. (2002) Cities: Reimagining the Urban. Oxford: Polity.
3. Atkinson, R. and Kintrea, K. (2000) Owner-occupation, social mix and neighbourhood impacts, Policy & Politics, 28, pp. 93-108.
4. Atkinson, R. and Kintrea, K. (2003) 'Opportunities and despair, it's all in there': fractioned experiences and explanations of area effects and life chances, Sociology, 38, pp. 437-455.
5. Axelrod, R. (1990) The Evolution of Co-operation. London: Penguin.
6. Bellaby, P., Lindsay, S., Smith, S. and Bell, F. (2006) Can ICT empower the multiply deprived? Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference, Brisbane, September.
7. Berger, P. and Luckmann, T. (1967) The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
8. Blokland, T. (2002) Neighbourhood social capital: does an urban gentry help? Some stories of defining shared interests, collective action and mutual support, Sociological Research Online, 7 (http://www.socresonline.org.uk/7/3/blokland.html; accessed 14 December 2009).
9. Blokland, T. (2003) Urban Bonds. Cambridge: Polity.
10. Blondiaux, L. (2005) L'idée de démocratie participative: enjeux, impensés et questions récurrentes, in: M. Bacqué and Y. Sintomer (Eds) Démocratie participative et gestion de proximité, pp. 119-138. Paris: La Découverte.
11. Bourdieu, P. (1998) Practical Reason. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
12. Bourdieu, P. and Wacquant, L. (1992) An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press.
13. Bourke, J. (1994) Working-class Cultures in Britain 1890-1960. London: Routledge.
14. Caradec, V. and Eve, M. (2002) Sociabilité et diffusion des technologies de la communication, Réseaux, 115, pp. 151-179.
15. Carroll, J.M. and Rosson, M.B. (2003) A trajectory for community networks, The Information Society, 19, pp. 381-393.
16. Cattell, V. (2001) Poor people, poor places, and poor health: the mediating role of social networks and social capital, Social Science & Medicine, 52, pp. 1501-1016.
17. CLG (Communities and Local Government) (2008) Communities in Control: Real People, Real Power. White Paper on community empowerment. Norwich: The Stationery Office.
18. Crang, M., Crosbie, T. and Graham, S. (2006) Variable geometries of connection: digital divides and the uses of information technology, Urban Studies, 43, pp. 2551-2570.
19. Crang, M., Crosbie, T. and Graham, S. (2007) Technology, time-space, and the remediation of neighbourhood life, Environment and Planning A, 39, pp. 2405-2422.
20. Crow, G., Allan, G. and Summers, M. (2002) Neither busybodies nor nobodies: managing proximity and distance in neighbourly relations, Sociology, 36, pp. 127-145.
21. Davies, W. (2004) Proxicommunication: ICT and the local public realm. The Work Foundation, London.
22. Dekker, K. and Kempen, R. van (2004) Large housing estates in Europe: current situation and developments, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 95, pp. 570-577.
23. Dewar, B., Jones, C. and O'May, F. (2004) Involving older people: lessons for community planning. Scottish Office Social Research, Edinburgh.
24. Fischer, C. (1982) To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
25. Forrest, R. and Kearns, A. (1999) Joined-up Places? Social Cohesion and Neighbourhood Regeneration. York: York Publishing Service.
26. Forrest, R. and Kearns, A. (2001) Social cohesion, social capital and the neighbourhood, Urban Studies, 38, pp. 2125-2143.
27. FreshMinds (2007) Culture on demand: ways to engage a broader audience. Department of Culture, Media and Sport, London.
28. Frič, P. (2008) Světlé a stinné stránky neformálních sítí v postkomunistické společnosti, Sociologický časopis, 44, pp. 295-320.
29. Friedrichs, J., Galster, G. and Musterd, S. (2003) Editorial: neighbourhood effects on social opportunities: the European and American research and policy context, Housing Studies, 18, pp. 797-806.
30. Gaved, M. and Anderson, B. (2006) The impact of local ICT initiatives on social capital and quality of life. Chimera Working Paper No. 2006-6, University of Essex, Colchester.
31. Graham, S. (2002) Bridging urban digital divides? Urban polarisation and information and communication technologies (ICTs), Urban Studies, 39, pp. 33-56.
32. Harris, K. (Ed.) (2006) Respect in the Neighbourhood: Why Neighbourliness Matters. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing.
33. Healey, P. (1998) Institutionalist theory, social exclusion and governance, in: A. Madanipour, G. Cars and J. Allen (Eds) Social Exclusion in European Cities, pp. 53-73. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
34. HMIE (HM Inspectorate of Education) (2003) Community learning and development in Paisley and Johnstone area. Government report, Renfrewshire Council.
35. Home Office (2004) Firm foundations: the government framework for building community capacity. Home Office Communication Directorate, London.
36. Ito, M. (1999) Network localities: identity, place, and digital media. Paper presented at a meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science, San Diego, October (http://www.itofisher.com/PEOPLE/mito/locality.pdf;accessed 28 April 2007).
37. Lave, J. and Wenger, E. (1991) Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
38. Lindsay, S., Smith, S. and Bellaby, P. (2008) Can informal e-learning and peer support help bridge the digital divide?, Social Policy and Society, 7, pp. 319-330.
39. Low, M. (2004) Cities as spaces of democracy: complexity, scale and governance, in: C. Barnett and M. Low (Eds) Spaces of Democracy: Geographical Perspectives on Citizenship, Participation and Representation, pp. 128-146. London: Sage.
40. Lowndes, V. (2005) Something old, something new, something borrowed: how institutions change (and stay the same) in local governance, Policy Studies, 26, pp. 291-309.
41. Lupton, R. and Power, A. (2005) Disadvantaged by where you live? New Labour and neighbourhood renewal, in: J. Hills and K. Stewart (Eds) A More Equal Society? New Labour, Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion, pp. 119-142. Bristol: Policy Press.
42. Madanipour, A. (2004) Marginal public spaces in European cities, Journal of Urban Design, 9, pp. 267-286.
43. Mattina, C. (2008) Gouverner la 'démocratie locale' urbaine: comités de quartier et conseils de quartier à Marseille, Toulon et Nice, Sociologie du travail, 50, pp. 184-199.
44. McCormick, J. and West, A. (1998) Three steps and beyond: micro-economics for social inclusion in: C. Oppenheim (Ed.) An Inclusive Society: Tackling Poverty, pp. 203-218. London: IPPR.
45. Meegan, R. and Mitchell, A. (2001) 'It's not community round here, it's neighbourhood': neighbourhood change and cohesion in urban regeneration policies, Urban Studies, 38, pp. 2167-2194.
46. Meredyth, D., Thomas, J., Ewing, S. and Hopkins, L. (2006) Wired high rise: a community-based computer network. Swinburne Institute for Social Research, Victoria.
47. Merzel, C. and D'Afflitti, J. (2003) Reconsidering community-based health promotion: promise, performance and potential, American Journal of Public Health, 93, pp. 557-574.
48. Misztal, B. (2000) Informality: Social Theory and Contemporary Practice. London: Routledge.
49. Murie, A. and Musterd, S. (2004) Social exclusion and opportunity structures in European cities and neighbourhoods, Urban Studies, 41, pp. 1441-1459.
50. Musil, J. (2002) Urbanizace českých zemí a socializmus, in: P. Horská, E. Maur and J. Musil (Eds) Zrod Velkoměsta: Urbanizace Českých Zemí a Evropa, pp. 237-297. Paseka: Praha & Litomyšl.
51. ODPM (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (2005) Improving delivery of mainstream services in deprived areas: the role of community involvement. ODPM, Wetherby.
52. ONS (Office for National Statistics) (2007) Focus on the Digital Age. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
53. Pennington, M. and Rydin, Y. (2000) Researching social capital in local environmental policy contexts, Policy & Politics, 28, pp. 233-249.
54. Powell, M. and Moon, G. (2001) Health action zones: the 'third way' of a new area-based policy?, Health and Social Care in the Community, 9, pp. 43-50.
55. Proulx, S. (2005) Penser les usages des technologies de l'information et de la communication aujourd'hui: enjeux-modèles-tendances, in: L. Vieira and N. Pinède (Eds) Enjeux et usages des TIC: aspects sociaux et culturels, Vol. 1, pp. 7-20. Bordeaux: Presses universitaires de Bordeaux.
56. Richardson, L. (2006) Incentives and motivations for neighbourliness, in: K. Harris (Ed.) Respect in the Neighbourhood, pp. 34-46. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing.
57. Robertson, D., Smyth, J. and McIntosh, I. (2008) Neighbourhood Indentity: People, Time and Place. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
58. Rogers, B. and Robinson, E. (2004) The benefits of community engagement: a review of the evidence. Active Citizenship Centre, London.
59. Rydin, Y. and Pennington, M. (2000) Public particpation and local environment planning: the collective action problem and the potential of social capital, Local Environment, 5, pp. 153-169.
60. Salford City Council (2004) Revised deposit draft replacement Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016.
61. Salford Primary Care Trust (2005) The changing picture of health in Salford: public health annual report 2004-05. Salford NHS Primary Care Trust.
62. Savage, M., Bagnall, G. and Longhurst, B. (2005) Globalisation and Belonging. London: Sage.
63. Schmeidler, K. (2001) Sociologie v architektonické a urbanistické tvorbě. Brno: Zdeněk Novotný.
64. Simmel, G. (1950) The Sociology of Georg Simmel, transl., ed. and with an introduction by Kurt H. Wolff. Glencoe, IL: Free Press.
65. Smith, D. (2005) On the Margins of Inclusion. Bristol: Policy Press.
66. Smith, S., Lindsay, S. and Bellaby, P. (2008) Community empowerment approaches to health inequalities and digital exclusion: improving reach through outreach. Unpublished manuscript.
67. Taylor, M. (2008) Transforming disadvantaged places: effective strategies for places and people. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York (http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/2255.pdf; accessed 14 December 2009).
68. Tunstall, R. and Fenton, A. (2006) In the mix: a review of research on mixed income, mixed tenure and mixed communities. What do we know? Housing Corporation, London/ Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York/English Partnerships, London.
69. Vranken, J., Decker, P. de and Nieuwenhuyze, I. van (2002) Social Inclusion, Urban Governance and Sustainability: Towards a Conceptual Framework. Antwerp: UGIS.
70. Wellman, B. (2001) The persistence and transformation of community: from neighbourhood groups to social networks. Report to the Law Commission of Canada.