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MAIS 604: Planning and Action for Community Change (Rev. 3) Report a Broken Link

E-Texts

Campfens, H. (Ed.). (1999). Community development around the world: Practice, theory, research, training. University of Toronto Press.  
Murray, R., Caulier-Grice, J., & Mulgan, G. (2010). The open book of social innovation. Nesta.
Optional
Banks, C. K., & Mangan, J. M. (1999). The company of neighbours: Revitalizing community through action-research. University of Toronto.

Unit 1: Background and Foundations of Social Action and Community Change

Friedmann, J. (1987). Planning in the public domain: Twenty years on. pnd online.
Supplementary Reading
Hagen, E. E. (1963). How economic growth begins: A theory of social change. Journal of Social Issues, 19(1), 20–34.
Lane, B. M.(2005, November). Public participation in planning: An intellectual history. Australian Geographer, 36(3), 283–299.
Sandercock, L. (2000, September). When strangers become neighbours: Managing cities of difference. Planning Theory and Practice, 1(1), 13–30.

Unit 2: Social Reform and Community Change

Supplementary Reading
Guest, D. (2003). The emergence of social security in Canada (3rd ed.). UBC Press.

Unit 3: Policy Analysis and Community Change

Supplementary Reading
Burrows, R., Nettleton, S., Pleace, N., Loader, B., & Muncer, S. (2000, March). Virtual community care? Social policy and the emergence of computer mediated social support. Information, Communication and Society, 3(1), 95–121.
Graham, S., & Healey, P. (1999). Relational concepts of space and place: Issues for planning theory and practice. European Planning Studies, 7(5), 623–646.
Sandercock, L. (2003). Out of the closet: The importance of stories and storytelling in planning practice. Planning Theory and Practice, 4(1), 11–28.

Unit 4: Social Learning for Planning and Action

Banks, C. K., & Mangan, J. M. (1999). Forging a collaborative research strategy. In The company of neighbours: Revitalizing community through action-research (pp. 26–46). University of Toronto.

Unit 5: Social Mobilization

Alinsky, S. D. (1989). The purpose. In Rules for radicals: A practical primer for realistic radicals (pp. 3–23). Vintage Books. 
Horwitt, S. D. (1997). Alinsky: More important now than ever. L. A. Times.
Supplementary Reading
Clarke. J. (2002, March/April). We need movement by the movement. Canadian Dimension, 36(2), 39–40.
Hays, A. R. (2007). Community activists’ perceptions of citizenship roles in an urban community: A case study of attitudes that affect community engagement. Journal of Urban Affairs, 29(4), 401–424.