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• Winner of 2018 Ross Netherton Prize for History.
• Winner of Ross Netherton Prize for History 2018

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Participation, Community, and Public Policy in a Virginia Suburb takes the reader on a captivating journey through more than sixty years of local engagement within a suburban community on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. In deceptively clear and engaging prose, Donahue applies an original, theoretical lens to illuminate the relationship between community participation and policy. Her powerful approach is destined to be taken up by researchers across the globe. -- Rob Stones, Western Sydney University, Australia Patricia Donahue tells the story of Pimmit Hills, a suburban neighborhood established in 1950 in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, through the lens of formal, informal, positive, negative, direct, indirect, individual, and group participation, along with nonparticipation, over almost seven decades. She takes the reader by the hand, walks through the neighborhood, looks over neighbors' shoulders, thus allowing a close look at this vibrant community. A vital read for urban and suburban community sociologists, historians, and planners. -- Katrin B. Anacker, George Mason's Schar School of Policy and Government Donahue has produced a richly detailed book that depicts the growth of America in microcosm. Her book reflects the development of many American suburbs and the policies that shaped them. It is a wonderful contribution to our understanding of American community development and an essential read for the study of public policy. -- Michael Fauntroy, Howard University

Participation, Community, and Public Policy in a Virginia Suburb takes the reader on a captivating journey through more than sixty years of local engagement within a suburban community on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. In deceptively clear and engaging prose, Donahue applies an original, theoretical lens to illuminate the relationship between community participation and policy. Her powerful approach is destined to be taken up by researchers across the globe.--Rob Stones, Western Sydney University, Australia Patricia Donahue tells the story of Pimmit Hills, a suburban neighborhood established in 1950 in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, through the lens of formal, informal, positive, negative, direct, indirect, individual, and group participation, along with nonparticipation, over almost seven decades. She takes the reader by the hand, walks through the neighborhood, looks over neighbors' shoulders, thus allowing a close look at this vibrant community. A vital read for urban and suburban community sociologists, historians, and planners.--Katrin B. Anacker, George Mason's Schar School of Policy and Government Donahue has produced a richly detailed book that depicts the growth of America in microcosm. Her book reflects the development of many American suburbs and the policies that shaped them. It is a wonderful contribution to our understanding of American community development and an essential read for the study of public policy.--Michael Fauntroy, Howard University

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Patricia Farrell Donahue is policy fellow at GMU's Schar School of Policy and Government.

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