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Participatory Arts and Community Development: Taking Part

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The role of the arts in community development has a long and honourable history in the United Kingdom. Who takes part in the arts themselves remains a question of class and privilege, however.

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Tiller, C. (2013). Participatory Arts and Community Development: Taking Part . In: Mayo, M., Mendiwelso-Bendek, Z., Packham, C. (eds) Community Research for Community Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137034748_8

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