Description: This book, written by three well-known educators and researchers in the social policy and development field, explores the ways in which front-line professionals, working with communities, identify and address the dilemmas inherent in the current policy context.
Brief description: Paul Hoggett is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for Psycho-Social Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Marjorie Mayo is Professor of Community Development at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Chris Miller is Professor of Social Work, Flinders University, South Australia.
Review Quotes: "This book casts a refreshingly comprehensive eye on a deeply ambivalent sphere of practice. What makes it particularly valuable is its focus on the increasingly complex dilemmas and challenges faced by development professionals in a rapidly changing world." Mae Shaw, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh