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Community Development Journal Advance Access originally published online on August 17, 2005
Community Development Journal 2005 40(4):371-384; doi:10.1093/cdj/bsi082
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The context for CD in the `New Europe'

Setting the scene Europe-wide: The challenge of poverty and social exclusion

Hugh Frazer, National Expert

Social Protection and Inclusion Policies, DG Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission

Address for correspondence: email: hugh.frazer@cec.eu.int

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   Introduction
 
Full participation in society will not occur in the absence of a strong, diverse and flourishing civil society. The goal of building civil society is an essential part of ensuring that an enlarged Europe will become a richer, fairer, more tolerant, more diverse, yet ultimately more cohesive Europe. However, there is a struggle taking place for the future soul of Europe. Many of the values espoused by those involved in community development and social inclusion appear at risk and are given less importance in a globalized world economy. Many continue to believe that all that really matters is greater competitiveness and economic growth and that all other concerns are secondary. Others are fearful that increased migration and greater ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity will threaten their security and identity and retreat into narrow sectarianism and isolationism. Yet, at the European Council of Lisbon in 2000 the Heads of State and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Civil society and civil dialogue: the European model
 

   Urgent situation
 

   Key risk factors
 

   Structural changes
 

   Key challenges for the NAPs/inclusion
 

   Mobilizing all actors
 

   The role of community development in the social inclusion process
 

   Exchange of learning
 

   Future involvement
 

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