IACD along with publishing their own work is keen to support the publication of books and other materials on Community Development. We want members to share their voices with colleagues internationally.

We also want to share information about our members’ publications – books, reports, research, manuals etc so please contact us if you wish to share externally published work with our community. 



IACD publish Practice Insights and are always looking for contributors. In addition we publish one or more publications each year.
In 2018 our main publications were the International Standards for Community Development Practice and a special 65th birthday issue of Practice Insights celebrating the pioneers who have shaped our movement and profession.

IACD holds an extensive repository of historical and current Community Development publications and other teaching and learning resources. These resources are accessible only for IACD members via the Global Community Development Exchange.


22 Jan

At last a resource data base for what’s going on in citizen participation in Latin America

Huge congratulations to the team at Latinno for creating the first comprehensive and systematic...
4 Jan

Mental Health and Community Development

The latest issue of the Community Development Innovation Review is dedicated to the important but...
17 Dec

Aboriginal People driving their own development in Central Australia

The Central Land Council represents Aboriginal people in Central Australia and supports them to...
16 Dec

New book co-edited by IACD President highlights the role community development can and does play in addressing climate change

The concept of community, in all its diverse definitions and manifestations, provides a unique...
2 Dec

Call for articles on community development and disability

IACD is celebrating the  International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3rd 2018, by inviting...
1 Dec

Best Inclusive Practices – community development and disability

THE BEST INCLUSIVE PRACTICES – 2018 has been published by Inclusive Practices, the network of...
23 Nov

The WCDC2018 Book of Abstracts, containing over 200 contributions.

You can read here Abstracts from all of the presentations made at WCDC 2018 in Ireland. ...
9 Nov

Empowered Communities: UK research project comes to an end: Was it a missed opportunity?

Back in 2016 after the closure of the UK's national institute for community development, the...
6 Nov

Publication of IACD’s Practice Insights 11 – Special African Issue

It is my pleasure to announce the publication of Issue 11 of IACD’s Practice Insights.  This...
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