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Community Development Journal Advance Access originally published online on July 26, 2005
Community Development Journal 2007 42(1):97-113; doi:10.1093/cdj/bsi074
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‘The grit in the oyster’: Community development workers in a modernizing local authority

Sarah Banks and Andrew Orton

Address for correspondence: Dr Sarah Banks and Andrew Orton, Community and Youth Work Studies Unit, School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Durham, Elvet Riverside 2, New Elvet, Durham. DH1 3JT, UK; email: s.j.banks{at}durham.ac.uk

This article offers a brief overview of the challenges facing UK local authorities, including the need to enhance public participation in decision making and service delivery, improve service performance and increase partnership working. It explores the potential contribution of community development work to meeting these challenges, drawing on a case study of one UK county council. The essential tensions and conflicts in the role of community development workers in a local authority are highlighted, showing how the modernization process introduced by the New Labour government is adding further layers of complexity and ambiguity.


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