The Role of Community Development in Reducing Extremism and Ethnic Conflict

Download or read book The Role of Community Development in Reducing Extremism and Ethnic Conflict written by August John Hoffman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this text is to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the nature of violence, aggression, extremism, and ethnic hate crimes in the US, and to explicate how community development, stewardship, and service may be implemented to address and reduce these problems. When individuals of diverse backgrounds are provided with engagement, interaction, and community-building stewardship programs, negative ethnic stereotypes are debunked, conflict is reduced, and individuals are more likely to communicate and build a more resilient and empowered community. Recent political and administrative policies have created a very tense environment among cities within the US, especially within communities that have larger populations of immigrant refugees and persons of varied ethnicities. This book aims to ameliorate some of that tension.