Community, Conflict and the State

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-28

3. ‘Community’, ‘Conflict’ and the State – the Historical Field

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   Pages 29-85

4. Concepts of ‘Community’ and ‘Conflict’

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   Pages 86-126

5. New Labour, Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing

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   Pages 127-171

6. Rethinking Community Safety, Cohesion and Wellbeing

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   Pages 172-217

7. Summary and Conclusions — Community Wellbeing for All?

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   Pages 218-237

8. Back Matter

   Pages 238-264

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Community safety is a narrowly defined concept that allows states to ignore arguably more serious threats caused by pro-market policies and the actions of major corporations. This book redresses the idea of what constitutes a social harm and outlines a new policy agenda.

• community
• conflict
• Policy

'In the depth of global recession this is certainly a timely book...Cooper sets himself an ambitious challenge, yet he succeeds in negotiating a way through a highly diverse range of policy, conceptual and theoretical developments...an invaluable resource for students in the social sciences...' - Social Policy and Administration

• University of Hull, UK

  Charlie Cooper

CHARLIE COOPER is Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Hull, UK. He has taught on housing studies, urban policy and social policy, and previously worked in the voluntary sector, primarily for housing associations.

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