{"product_id":"9789814585101","title":"M² Models and Methodologies for Community Engagement","description":"\u003ch1\u003eM² Models and Methodologies for Community Engagement\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTiwari, Reena; Lommerse, Marina; Smith, Dianne\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we \u003cb\u003eengage\u003c\/b\u003e communities? What is \u003cb\u003eempowerment\u003c\/b\u003e? To what extent should the project process be \u003cb\u003eparticipatory\u003c\/b\u003e? How is an \u003cb\u003eoutsider-insider\u003c\/b\u003e relationship handled? How do researchers negotiate with the \u003cb\u003ehegemony\u003c\/b\u003e of western \u003cb\u003ecultural interpretations\u003c\/b\u003e? How are \u003cb\u003eorganizational and contextual\u003c\/b\u003e influences handled in a project? What \u003cb\u003eleadership\u003c\/b\u003e demands do such projects place on researchers? What is \u003cb\u003ecapacity building\u003c\/b\u003e? What are\u003cb\u003e creative leaders\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecreative communities\u003c\/b\u003e? How does the researcher journey from their \u003cb\u003estudio to the situation\u003c\/b\u003e? \u003ci\u003eM² Models and Methodologies for Community Engagement \u003c\/i\u003ediscusses key theoretical constructs — community engagement, capacity building, and community empowerment — in order to demonstrate how theory and practice are relevant to the development of forms of community involvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book maps the attributes of community based projects by moving beyond simply bringing people together from a variety of disciplines, and taking an approach which is transdisciplinary and applicable across cultures and genres. Here, all people \u003ci\u003e— \u003c\/i\u003eincluding the community \u003ci\u003e— \u003c\/i\u003eare ongoing contributors, and can freely move between their own and others’ discipline-specific arenas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eM² \u003c\/i\u003ediffers from and extends on other works in this field of practice and research, in that its transdisciplinary, collaborative approach positions the community as a particular kind of discipline to create real changein diverse locations and fields of experience. The book is in itself a model of community engagement, as the researchers have formed a community of research and practice for change, and have developed a transformative model for community engagement that is greater than the sum of its parts – hence \u003ci\u003eM²\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM\u003ci\u003e²\u003c\/i\u003e offers a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, practitioners, policy developers and volunteers from the fields of architecture, interior architecture, health, planning, anthropology, education, home economics, communication, political studies and development studies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-03-26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789814585101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-4585-11-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 284\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409364304012,"sku":"9789814585101","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789814585101.jpg?v=1775835224","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789814585101","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}