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  • The Upswing by Robert Putnam

    See: List of Books by Robert Putnam and Robert Putnam Research Notes about the Upswing by Robert Putnam (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett: The Upswing is a book…

  • The Functional Theory of Human Values by Gouveia et. al.

    Notes about the “Functional theory of human values: testing its content and structure hypothesis” (via ChatGPT): I found a paper titled “Functional theory of human values: testing its content and structure hypothesis” by Gouveia and colleagues. Here is a summary of the paper: Title: Functional theory of human values: testing its content and structure hypothesis…

  • The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods by John McKnight and Peter Block

    See: Community Building Reading List, List of Books by John McKnight and List of books by Peter Block Notes about The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods (via ChatGPT): “The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods” is a book written by John McKnight and Peter Block. It explores the idea…

  • List of books by John Kretzmann

    See: Community Building Reading List and Individual Authors and their books See also: Concept: Asset Based Community Development and Research by John Kretzmann

  • Research by John Kretzmann

    See: Concept: Asset Based Community Development Notes about John Kretzmann and his contributions to community building (via ChatGPT): John Kretzmann is a sociologist and community development practitioner known for his pioneering work in the field of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). Alongside his collaborator John McKnight, Kretzmann developed the concept and methodology of ABCD, which emphasizes…

  • Established Institutions in the field of Community Building

    Here are a list of established institutions that have accomplished significant work in relation to Community Building: See also: Concept: The role of Institutions per the ABCD scholars

  • World Values Survey

    See: Concept: Values and Established Institutions in the field of Community Building Notes about the World Values Survey (via ChatGPT): The World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that aims to explore people’s attitudes, values, and beliefs across different societies and cultures. It is one of the most extensive and comprehensive cross-national surveys…

  • Concept: Bonding Social Capital

    See: List of Concepts and Concept:Affinity Notes about Bonding Social Capital as conceptualised by Robert Putnam (via ChatGPT): Bonding social capital, as described by Robert Putnam, is a form of social capital that refers to the connections and relationships between individuals who share similar identities, backgrounds, or affiliations. Putnam, a prominent sociologist, introduced the concept…

  • Concept: Value Alignment

    Value alignment is the most important thing that aspiring community builders need to ensure. See: List of Concepts and Concept: Values See also: Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem

  • In the Name of Identity: Violence and the need to belong by Amin Maalouf

    See: Community Building Reading List and Concept: Belongingness Notes about In the Name of Identity: Violence and the need to belong by Amin Maalouf (via ChatGPT) “In the Name of Identity: Violence and the Need to Belong” is a thought-provoking book by Amin Maalouf that explores the complexities of identity and the role it plays…