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British Journal of Social Work 2006 36(2):333-340; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch329
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

Community Development in the 21st Century: A Case of Conditional Development

Keith Popple

Keith Popple is Professor of Social Work at London South Bank University. He is author of Analysing Community Work (Open University Press, 1995) and from 1998 to 2003 was the Editor of the international quarterly Community Development Journal. He continues as an editorial board member of the journal and is presently working on publications which examine the relationship between ‘community’, social work and globalization.

Correspondence to Professor Keith Popple, Faculty of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, 103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK. E-mail: popplekj{at}lsbu.ac.uk

During the last 5 years, the UK government has increased support for and resources to community development projects and strategies. These interventions have been deployed to assist the state address key issues of social exclusion notably at neighbourhood level. The thrust for tackling social exclusion and therefore the growth in community development can be linked to New Labour’s adherence to a neo-liberal agenda. The two articles and the working paper considered here reflect this expansion of activity and articulate some of the central issues and challenges facing community development. The central problem for community development appears to be that whilst it has secured a more prominent place within contemporary social policies, it is in danger of losing its ability effectively to address the expressed needs of local commnuitties. Hence the development we are witnessing can be considered to be a case of conditional development.

Keywords: Community development, globalization, New Labour, practice


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