503 notes from September 14, 2008
David Mason SCPA 503 September 14, 2008 Shragge
503 course pack - readings with asterisk are online
Social change Outcome s - change the process process vs . intervention - bottom-up
Positive view: CED: "successful, professional, innovative, flexible" social provision (with no welfare state)
Critical view: Demobilized Depoliticized - technical, not political Lacks critical vision Contributes to neoliberalism - less government to pick up pieces. Romantic view of community "Kumbaya communitarianism" Funding from external sources " the revolution will not be funded"
Insider - government allies .
Community practice - community development in US and UK
CED - social economy the "bottom line"
Truisisms "best things in life are free"
What are the levers to move power?
Sydney , Cape Breton - tradition of CED entrepeneurship Keynesian - government controlled
Rothman - Locality, planning, action Solonsky film - Chicago 1930s
Citizen's groups
Anti- technocrat Action/reflection Anger with purpose
Autonomy - harmony Charity - churches, English /French
book - City Below the Hill tour - l'autre Montreal
Quiet Revolution - rapid modernization reform - health , social, education from the top ( top-down) Castonguay - health reform; 1960- for public health ; 2008 against QR opposition - make demands counter-institutions: new kinds of social infrastructure welfare rights - anti-poverty gave poor people a voice putting in place alternatives - Point St. Charles - free clinic ,deal with sources of ill health (wellness); mobilize social issues; food co-op s - all run by citizen s.
Local initiatives - winter employment (for seasonal worker s) divisive - some got money in new citizen 's orgs, some don't.
Social rights can be claimed Direct democracy - no election s. Women in lead ership roles. Tension between professionals and citizen s.