IACD Publications
IACD has published two books through collaboration by members and drawing on conference papers. Members can purchase these at a discounted price.
Connectedness, Resilience and Empowerment: Perspectives on Community Development (edited by Dr. Daniel Muia, IACD Trustee for Sub-Saharan Africa, and Rhonda Phillips, with chapters contributed by scholars from around the globe).
This book emerged from papers presented at the World Community Development Conference 2021 in Nairobi, exploring how community development processes and well-being influence each other and support the quality of life of communities.
International Community Development Practice (edited by Charlie McConnell, Daniel Muia and Anna Clarke, 2022)
This book is based chapter by chapter on IACD’s International Standards for Community Development, including examples from around the world of community development practice relating to each aspect of the Standards, from putting ethics into practice, to organizing for change, and to promoting diversity and inclusion.
IACD members are eligible for a 20% discount. Write to: [email protected] to get the discount code.
Publications by Bristol University Press and Policy Press
Community Development, Social Action and Social Planning
by Alan Twelvetrees and Russell Todd
The sixth, fully updated edition of this bestselling guide links the theory and practice of community work in an insightful and relatable read for students and practitioners alike. With an accessible style, experienced author Alan Twelvetrees sets out the realities of practice in everyday community development (CD) work.
With a much-expanded section on specialist community work, the guide also features brand new sections on work in health, housing, with children, young people and those with disabilities and the changing role of IT, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Populism, Democracy and Community Development
Edited by Sue Kenny, Jim Ife and Peter Westoby
Using international perspectives and case studies, this book discusses the relationships between community development and populism in the context of today’s widespread crisis of democracy.
It investigates the development, meanings and manifestations of contemporary forms of populism and explores the synergies and contradictions between the values and practices of populism and community development.
Contributors examine the ways that the ascendancy of right-wing populist politics is influencing the landscapes within which community development is located and they offer new insights on how the field can understand and respond to the challenges of populism.
Arts, Culture, and Community Development
Edited by Rosie R. Meade and Mae Shaw
How and why are arts and cultural practices meaningful to communities?
Highlighting examples from Lebanon, Latin America, China, Ireland, India, Sri Lanka and beyond, this exciting book explores the relationship between the arts, culture and community development.
Academics and practitioners from six continents discuss how diverse communities understand, re-imagine or seek to change personal, cultural, social, economic or political conditions while using the arts as their means and spaces of engagement.
Investigating the theory and practice of ‘cultural democracy’, this book explores a range of aesthetic forms including song, music, muralism, theatre, dance, and circus arts.
Peacebuilding, Conflict and Community Development
Edited by John Eversley, Sinéad Gormally and Avila Kilmurray
How do local communities effectively build peace and reconciliation before, during and after open violence? This trailblazing book gives practical examples, from the Global North, the former Soviet bloc and Global South, on communities addressing conflict in divided and contested societies.
The book draws on a range of critical perspectives and practitioner analyses. The diverse case studies demonstrate the considerable knowledge, skills, commitment, courage and relationships within local communities that a critical community development approach can support and encourage.
Concluding with activists’ perspectives on working with the challenges of violence, the book offers insights for both an understanding of the root causes of conflict and for bottom-up peacebuilding.
Decolonising Community Education and Development. Understanding the Past, Learning for the Future
By Marjorie Mayo
It is vital that we decolonise community education and development – learning from the past in order to challenge current discrimination and oppression more effectively. In this book, Marjorie Mayo identifies ways of developing more inclusive policies and practices, working towards social justice for the future. She also tackles the pervasive influence of the ‘culture wars’ undermining work in communities, including the denial of problematic colonial legacies.
Inspired by movements such as Black Lives Matter and labour solidarity, the book includes case studies from the US, UK and the Global South, outlining the lessons that can be applied to community education and development training and practice.
For other books on Community Development published by Bristol University Press and Policy Press, click here: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/community-development/all
IACD Members receive a 25% discount when purchasing on books on this website. Email: [email protected] for the discount code.
Other Publications
Journey to Hopeful Futures. A Handbook
By IACD Member, Helena Kettleborough
With Journey to Hopeful Futures, Helena Kettleborough offers a transformative new approach to reimagining a world which respects and restores the natural systems on which life depends. At a time when the imminent destruction of our planet can feel overwhelming, Helena invites the reader to re-energise, re-think and embark with her on a unique journey of hopeful discovery.
A handbook providing a practical toolkit of creative exercises and personal actions to revive our lives, and the world around us.
We are happy to include details of books published by members, which are relevant to community development practice. Contact: [email protected]