Connected Communities

The Impact of Co-production: From Community Engagement to Social Justice, First Edition
Contributions by Deirdre Heddon, Mimi Gellman, Jay Stewart, Kayte Mcsweeney, Graeme Evans, Özlem Edizel, Angela Piccini, Tove Samzelius, Nathan Evans, Allan Herbert, Sue Cohen, Judy Willcocks, Gemma Moore, Marina Chang, edited by Aksel Ersoy

This text brings together academics, artists, practitioners and 'community activists' to explore the possibilities for and tensions of social justice work under the contemporary drive for community-oriented 'impact' in the academy. It explores the possibilities and tensions for social justice work that emerge from the collision of long-established community oriented research practices, an increased institutional emphasis on community co-production in the academy, and the ongoing critique of the key terms of these practices.