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Cultures, communities and identities; each of these concepts has emerged to the fore in contemporary academic debates, just as each has become the focus of current debates on policy and practice. Each has fundamentally contested meanings, and these, in turn, relate to alternative and competing perspectives within these debates. So why have these contested concepts come to the fore in contemporary academic debates, and why might it matter, in relation to debates on policy and practice for participation and empowerment?

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  1. Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK

    Marjorie Mayo (Reader in Community Development)

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Mayo, M. (2000). Introduction. In: Cultures, Communities, Identities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333977828_1

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