Parks, Michael J.

Who Is Our Neighbor? Toward a Multilevel and Cross-National Roadmap for Building Community Capacity [electronic resource] / Michael J. Parks. - pp. 182-202.

The acceptance of diversity in neighborhood contexts has far-reaching implications across the developed and developing world, and it bears directly on social justice. Additionally, practitioners not only frequently work in diverse communities, but aim to build community capacity in such settings. Using a multilevel framework, this project quantitatively examines diverse neighbor acceptance across and within 70 nations. Results show that individual-level human capital and democratic institutions at the national level are driving forces behind diverse neighbor acceptance. Working toward a roadmap for building community capacity, the article highlights the multilevel nature of diverse neighbor acceptance in a cross-national context.


Mode of access: Internet.

diversity, community practice, community building, multilevel models, cross-national, social justice

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