In the very first episode of The Community Development Podcast Russell is joined by Alan Twelvetrees, author of the seminal Community Work, first published in 1982, and with a sixth edition due in 2022.
Alan explains his threefold typology of community work, as indicated by the book's new title - Community Development, Social Action and Social Planning - drawing on his experience in the field from as far back as the 1970s when he started as a community worker in Braunstone in Leicester, and then more latterly at Swansea University.
Alan distinguishes between generalist and specialist community work; recalls running a range of campaigns, including some ‘against the state’ and the challenges this can bring when the state is funding community development; and the importance of reflection and learning from one’s mistakes.
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