Neighbourhood negotiations: network governance in post-Katrina New Orleans

Thesis

This inquiry into informal networks and policy negotiations is set in the theoretical framework of network governance. It builds theory to explain informal networks by examining neighbourhood associations in post-Katrina New Orleans through a variety of qualitative methodologies including interviews, document analysis, surveying and ethnography.

In New Orleans, neighbourhood associations do not engage in social-service delivery, they prioritise neighbourhood protection and neighbourh...

Expand abstract

Authors: Danley, S

• Publication date: 2013
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: neighborhoods; associations; grassroots; neighbourhoods; citizen participation; New Orleans
• Subjects: Social policy & social work; Poverty; Social disadvantage; Social services; associations