Community Resilience: A Critical Approach

This book offers an alternative perspective on community resilience, drawing on critical sociological and social policy insights to explore diverse expressions of resilience and the role of policy in shaping vulnerability and resilience. It focuses on the United Kingdom and examines the contradictions and limitations of neoliberal resilience policies, while highlighting the importance of shared institutions in underpinning resilience and preventing socially created vulnerabilities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the realm of community resilience, offering a fresh and alternative perspective. Drawing upon critical sociological and social policy insights, it sheds light on how individuals and communities navigate diverse challenges and adversities. Contrary to popular belief, resilience is not solely a creation of neoliberal governments; rather, it encompasses a wide range of expressions and encompasses the complexities of human experiences.

The book explores these diverse expressions of resilience, examining what factors support and hinder people's ability to cope in different contexts. With a focus on the United Kingdom, it uncovers the contradictions and limitations of neoliberal resilience policies and investigates how these policies shape the distribution of vulnerabilities and the manifestation of resilience.

The book examines various types of resilience, including planning, response, recovery, adaptation, and transformation, each of which is analyzed in relation to different threats such as financial hardship, disasters, and climate change. It argues that resilience cannot serve as a cure-all for vulnerability and emphasizes the importance of shared institutions in fostering resilience and mitigating socially created vulnerabilities.

This book is of immense interest to academics, students, and practitioners engaged in the study of resilience within the fields of sociology, social policy, human geography, environmental humanities, and international development. It provides valuable insights and frameworks for understanding the complexities of community resilience and its role in shaping our collective well-being.

Weight: 370g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032139333