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MAIS 604: Planning and Action for Community Change (Rev. 3)
MAIS 604: Planning and Action for Community Change (Rev. 3)
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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.