Community organizing as a method to reduce social exclusion: an analysis of the activation of a Silesian-based local community Cover Image

Organizowanie społeczności lokalnej jako metoda ograniczająca wykluczenie społeczne: Analiza na przykładzie aktywizacji śląskiej społeczności lokalnej
Community organizing as a method to reduce social exclusion: an analysis of the activation of a Silesian-based local community

Author(s): Patrycja Lukasek-Sompolska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social differentiation, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Instytut Profilaktyki Społecznej i Resocjalizacji UW
Keywords: community organizing; social exclusion; Upper Silesia; Katowice-Szopienice urban district; “Bagno” [Swamp] housing estate

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses a method of working with local communities labelled “community organizing”. It intends to describe its features and to present the case of a Silesia-based local community activated with this tool. The work done with the local community from Katowice-Szopienice urban district may be used as an example of a good practice in community organizing.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 7-37
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish