Forthcoming Salon...The Future of Community- Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated ?

We are constantly being told that we are losing a ‘sense of community’, but a new book "The Future of Community" argues that the notion of community is actually under threat from the very thing supposed to protect it: relentless government intervention. Discussion lead by Alistair Donald, one of the authors of a new book, which argues that for genuine communities to flourish we need a space, free from official intervention, where people can confidently negotiate their own relations.

Tuesday 25 November 2008 7.00 - 9.00pm

Upstairs in the Spaniard Bar  3 Skipper Street  Belfast

The Future of Community available on Amazon: 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0745328164/ref=sib_rdr_dp 

  
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The Future of Community
Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated ?

We are constantly being told that we are losing a 'sense of community', but a new book "The Future of Community" argues that the notion of community is actually under threat from the very thing supposed to protect it: relentless government intervention. 

The family and collective institutions have certainly suffered in the face of market forces and moralising. But, the authors argue, a far bigger threat to social solidarities comes from the crisis of political confidence. In replacing a political vision for society with instrumental attempts to create 'community', are we giving rise to unelected 'community leaders', and formalised community relationships to the detriment of traditional freedoms?

Discussion lead by Alistair Donald, one of the authors of a new book, which argues that for genuine communities to flourish we need a space, free from official intervention, where people can confidently negotiate their own relations.

Tuesday 25 November 2008 7.00 - 9.00pm

 The Future of Community available on Amazon: 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0745328164/ref=sib_rdr_dp 
Upstairs at the Spaniard Bar  3 Skipper Street  Belfast BT1 2DZ

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Forthcoming Salon - 25 November 2008
The Future of Community
Reports of a Death Greatly Exaggerated ?
We are constantly being told that we are losing a 'sense of community', but a new book "The Future of Community" argues that the notion of community is actually under threat from the very thing supposed to protect it: relentless government intervention.

The family and collective institutions have certainly suffered in the face of market forces and moralising. But, the authors argue, a far bigger threat to social solidarities comes from the crisis of political confidence. In replacing a political vision for society with instrumental attempts to create 'community', are we giving rise to unelected 'community leaders', and formalised community relationships to the detriment of traditional freedoms?

Discussion lead by Alistair Donald, one of the authors of a new book, which argues that for genuine communities to flourish we need a space, free from official intervention, where people can confidently negotiate their own relations.



Tuesday 25 November 2008 7.00 - 9.00pm
Upstairs at the Spaniard Bar  3 Skipper Street  Belfast BT1 2DZ

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