Community Change
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Community Change is an online, peer-reviewed, graduate student-run journal at the Institute for Policy & Governance at Virginia Tech that explores multiple approaches to democratic community development and change. This interdisciplinary journal examines the practices, processes, and individual and collective struggles that produce change at all levels of society. Community Change adopts a broad definition of community development that includes issues relating to public policy, democratization, collective action, physical and social infrastructure developments, agency, and efficacy.
Recent Submissions
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The Exchange Project: A Case Study in Public Interest Design as a Catalyst for Cultural Engagement in Entonet, Kenya
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)This article outlines a case study of a piloted design and cultural collaboration between a group of University of Minnesota graduate students and a diverse tribal community in Entonet, Kenya. Both the project ideas and ... -
Social Imaginaries, Shared Citizen Action, and the Meanings of “Community”
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)Community has been considered a man’s natural home by many thinkers. Nonetheless, scholars, practitioners, and the general public have not yet developed a shared conception of what community means. This article considers ... -
Managing a Complex Public Organization under Resource Dependency: The Case of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail System
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)This article offers a timely and empirical case study of the effects of political influence from governing stakeholders on the management of a major inter-regional public transportation system in the greater Washington, ... -
Letter from the Editors: Inaugural Issue
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)A letter from the editors for the inaugural issue of the journal Community Change. -
No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)A review of Jane F. McAlevey's book No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age, 1st edition, 2016. -
Older Adult Hunger: Theoretical Support for Community-Based Nutrition Programs
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)Food insecurity affects over 10 million older adults in the United States. Older adults who experience food insecurity are at greater risk for malnutrition, which can lead to chronic disease and functional decline. Two-thirds ... -
Placemaking Revisited
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)UN Habitat recently adopted its first public space resolution, which incentivizes international communities to employ placemaking strategies and encourage inclusive and sustainable community change through physical urban ... -
Transforming Your City with Placemaking: An Interview with Ethan Kent
(VT Publishing, 2017-04-19)The placemaking movement has gained traction in the Western world since the sixties, and the Project for Public Spaces has been in its forefront. Senior VP of the PPS, Ethan Kent, spoke in October 2016 at the Institute for ...
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