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Citizenship, Democracy and Belonging in Suburban Britain follows a group of community activists in suburban London, as they take on the responsibilities and pressures of being good citizens.

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'[This book's] wider significance is in drawing attention to the practical labour and contested knowledges that are intrinsic to community-building.' Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 'Citizenship, Democracy and Belonging in Suburban Britain offers a detailed ethnographic study of people's desires and needs in making sense of their places and spaces, where they work and live, and how they are valued.' International Journal of Heritage Studies 'This book will be useful for a multiplicity of practitioners working across disciplines, including urbanists, planners and anyone engaging with what it takes to shape a resilient community.' LSE Review of Books

'Citizenship, Democracy and Belonging in Suburban Britain offers a detailed ethnographic study of people's desires and needs in making sense of their places and spaces, where they work and live, and how they are valued.' International Journal of Heritage Studies 'This book will be useful for a multiplicity of practitioners working across disciplines, including urbanists, planners and anyone engaging with what it takes to shape a resilient community.' LSE Review of Books

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David Jeevendrampillai is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology, UCL. His research explores the relationship between people and place, notions of belonging, territoriality and the politics of place making. He has written on practices of knowing and representing place, including mapping, walking, parading and ‘local’ carnivals, planning policy and academic research practice.

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