Negotiating Cohesion, Inequality and Change: Uncomfortable Positions in Local Government

by Hannah Jones

Book Overview

This unique study explores how local bureaucrats and politicians negotiate diversity, discrimination, migration, and class in the midst of many other issues that affect community cohesion. Drawing on original empirical research, Hannah Jones contends that local government workers must often occupy uncomfortable positions when managing ethical, professional, and political commitments. Ultimately, she reveals the surprising extent to which governmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447310047
• ISBN13: 9781447310044
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.6"