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Deliberation And Dialogue In A Quiet Place, Roger A. Lohmann
Deliberation And Dialogue In A Quiet Place, Roger A. Lohmann
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This article recounts the story of the rise and fall of the public deliberation and sustained dialogue mission of the Nova Institute in the (now defunct) School of Applied Social Sciences of West Virginia University. The concept of political quiescence in Appalachia is used to characterize some of the resistance to public discussion that was encountered. The article appears in a volume of essays around the theme of university-community relations in Central Europe and published in Budapest, Hungary.
Neighborhood Associations: The Foundation Of Community Development, Roger A. Lohmann
Neighborhood Associations: The Foundation Of Community Development, Roger A. Lohmann
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Neighborhood associations are one of the most ubiquitous types of voluntary organization. This paper reviews a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives on the concept of neighborhood and the various organized expressions of neighborhood organizing in rural and urban communities.