306343 (v.1) Social Work 595 - Community Development

Area:

Department of Social Work and Social Policy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

2.0

Seminar:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Future prospects and directions in community development. Community development in a globalised world, linking the local and the global in practice. Community development and 'globalisation from below'. Community development and human rights. Community development and social movements. Rethinking community in a globalised world.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- The ability to apply concepts discussed in previous units to practice in a globalising world. Understood and critiqued the literature about globalisation and localisation. Developed practice approaches to apply the local/global analysis in specific contexts. Critically evaluated attempts of the contemporary communitarian movement to 'restore traditional community'.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Campfens, H. (ed.); Community Development Around the World: Practice, Theory, Research, Training, University of Toronto Press, 1997. Kaufman, M. and Alfonso, H. (eds) Community Power and Grassroots Democracy: the Transformation of Social Life, Zed Books, London, 1997. Campfens, H. (ed) (1997), Community Development around the world: practice, theory, research training. University of Toronto Press Kaufman M. and Alfonso, H. (eds) (1997), Community Power and Grassroots Democracy: The Transformation of Social Life. London, Zed Books. Ife, J. (2001), Human Rights and Social Work: Towards Rights-Based Practice. Cambridge University Press. Cox, K. (ed) (1997), Spaces of Globalization: Reasserting the Power of the Local. New York, The Guilford Press. Keck, M. and Sikkink, K. (1998), Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics. Ithaca, Cornell University Press. Hines, C. (2000), Localization: A global Manifesto. London, Earthscan. Pinch, S. (1997), Worlds of Welfare: Understanding the Changing Geographies of Social Welfare Provision, London, Routledge. Meyer, B. and Geschiere, P. (eds) (1999), Globalisation and Identity: Dialectics of Flow and Closure. Oxford, Blackwell.

Unit Texts:

Ife, J. (2001), Community Development: Community- based Alternatives in an Age of Globalisation (second edition). Melbourne, Longman. Kenny, S. (1999), Developing Communities for the Future: Community Development in Australia. Melbourne, Nelson.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Major Assignment 70%, Workshop Participation 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Short Period 7	Y