Values and agendas for a more optimistic world
In the 21st century we are acutely aware of the need to address social apathy, disjunction, fear and mistrust. The Centre for Creative Communities is committed to finding ways of encouraging communities to believe in themselves and in the richness of their diversity. It is essential to encourage individuals to make the link between personal, social and cultural development, and to celebrate difference whilst also promoting cohesion.
As we attend to and interact with the world around us, and as we make meaning of our experience within a global world, we discover that we are all part of a universal community and are deeply connected to each other. We believe that all communities have within them a spirit of optimism and enthusiasm that can be a powerful force of change. However, the processes that prove successful in strengthening local communities need to be better understood.
In February 2002 the Centre for Creative Communities held a successful international symposium entitled
Common Threads: An Agenda for Active Citizenship, which presented the latest information and experience from the UK, Europe and the US on ways to promote active citizenship.
Read MoreIn addressing such social issues, we have arranged the Citizenship and Diversity section of our
Reading Room under a number of topics that span from governance and general theories of civil society, to values and individual motivations. We hope that our Reading Room will provide users with challenging theories and methodologies on citizenship and diversity, with which to address the link between personal, social and cultural development.
The Centre for Creative Communities believes that cultural participation and creativity can play a pivotal role in fostering active citizenship and in addressing social inequality and exclusion.
CCC’s Work contains the Centre’s work in this area.
Citizenship and Civil Society provides thinking and theory on governance, civil society, human rights and social cohesion.
Culture and Identity addresses the role of cultural institutions and the links between cultural participation and identity.
Health and Well-Being analyses new approaches to healthcare, and considers the wide range of factors that contribute to individual and community well-being.
Social Inclusion and Exclusion covers social inclusion policy developments and some theories and methodologies behind combating social exclusion on various levels, including racial and ethnic exclusion, ability exclusion, age and gender equality, health inequality and general human rights.
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