Concepts of "community" in Community Economic Development : the social dynamics of community-based development in Winnipeg's inner city

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dc.contributor.authorStephens, Sara Paigeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-12T19:07:42Z
dc.date.available2012-06-12T19:07:42Z
dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.degree.disciplineAnthropologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractCommunity Economic Development (CED) is an alternative form of development that assesses the social and economic needs of a community and engages community members in the creation of locally relevant development initiatives. Many communities in Winnipeg's North End are pursuing CED initiatives to address the problems of poverty, unemployment and violence. Although the concept of "community" evokes images of unity and cooperation, communities are composed of diverse individuals, groups and agendas. CED organizations must understand the unique forms of community belonging in their target communities. This understanding will increase awareness of the factors that influence exclusion and inclusion in communities and their impacts on community development. In this thesis I explore the meanings of "community" to North End community members and CED organization staff, and the ways in which CED organizations and community members negotiate these diverse concepts of "community" to imagine and implement constructive, communal and sustainable development initiatives.en_US
dc.format.extent7018893 bytesen_US
dc.identifier(Sirsi) a1685063en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/7971
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.titleConcepts of "community" in Community Economic Development : the social dynamics of community-based development in Winnipeg's inner cityen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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