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Community Development Journal Advance Access originally published online on September 6, 2005
Community Development Journal 2005 40(4):385-398; doi:10.1093/cdj/bsi083
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The context for CD in the `New Europe'

Community development in Europe

Gerard Hautekeur

VIBOSO and is chairperson of CEBSD

Address for correspondence: VIBOSO, The Flemish support institute for community development in Flanders and Brussels, Voruitgangstraat 323, B 1030, Belgium; email: G.Hautekeur@viboso.be

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   Introduction
 
Throughout Europe there is a revival in community development (CD), not only in those countries with a longer tradition in the field, but also in countries such as Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic where such concepts are again coming into their own.1 The political climate is favourable because governments and, more especially, increasing numbers of local authorities promote interactive management in which citizens are involved in the early stages of decision-making. As another instance of this growing support, in March 1989 the standing conference of local and regional authorities of Europe adopted a resolution on self-help and CD in towns.2

Many governmental agencies recognize the added value of organizations in civil society, which have developed skills and expertise in organizing people's participation. However, in no policy document put out by the European Union is there explicit mention of CD, although aspects of a methodical approach to CD do find . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   National and regional contexts
 

   The practice of community development
 
Government recognition
Professionalization
The role of CD
Priority areas of work
From local to international

   Challenges
 

   Conclusions
 

   Acknowledgements
 

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