Partnership in Action

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Partnership in Action The Role of Community Development and Partnership in Ireland From the point a few years ago where partnership was a növel and little known concept, it has now virtually become the norm in local development, and, to a lesser extent, at national level. Ali around the country, partnership companies are emerging at a rapid rate, with the community and voluntary sector prominently featured in most cases. The emergence of this wave of partnership structures has left many unanswered questions. Is the concept of partnership a reality in the absence of the sector being accorded social partnership status at national level? Do partnerships have a genuine commitment to tackling disadvantage and social exclusion? Is there a danger that partnerships are seen as an end in themselves, rather than as a means to an end? Can the lessons of partnerships lead to greater rights of participation in decision making structures at local and national level? These and other questions are... Tovább

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Partnership in Action The Role of Community Development and Partnership in Ireland From the point a few years ago where partnership was a növel and little known concept, it has now virtually become the norm in local development, and, to a lesser extent, at national level. Ali around the country, partnership companies are emerging at a rapid rate, with the community and voluntary sector prominently featured in most cases. The emergence of this wave of partnership structures has left many unanswered questions. Is the concept of partnership a reality in the absence of the sector being accorded social partnership status at national level? Do partnerships have a genuine commitment to tackling disadvantage and social exclusion? Is there a danger that partnerships are seen as an end in themselves, rather than as a means to an end? Can the lessons of partnerships lead to greater rights of participation in decision making structures at local and national level? These and other questions are posed in this timely publication on the role of the community and voluntary sector in partnership in Ireland. The series of articles presented in Partnership in Action draws from a rangé of experiences and perspectives: the sector itself, those directly involved in running and managing partnerships; government departments and statutory bodies; and academics and independent researchers. From these, a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and practical implications of partnership can be assembled. Vissza