The challenges and contradictions of state-funded community organizing

Grimshaw, Lucy; Mates, Lewis; Reynolds, Andie

Abstract

The UK coalition government introduced the Community Organisers Programme in 2010, providing state funding to train community organizers in England for the first time. This article presents a case study in the north of England, exploring the implementation of the programme. It illustrates the challenges and contradictions faced by trainee community organizers and suggests lessons for community practitioners and policymakers of all political complexions in the United Kingdom and other countries.

Citation

Grimshaw, L., Mates, L., & Reynolds, A. (2020). The challenges and contradictions of state-funded community organizing. Community Development Journal, 55(2), 313-330. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsy040

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Sep 18, 2018
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Deposit Date: Aug 20, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 8, 2021
• Journal: Community Development Journal
• Print ISSN: 0010-3802
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2656
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 313-330
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsy040
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1289736