Community Well-Being and Community Development, 2015 Conceptions and Applications SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research Series
Coordonnateurs : Lee Seung Jong, Kim Yunji, Phillips Rhonda
Seung Jong Lee is a professor at the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University and president of the Korea Research Institute for Local Administration. Previously, he served as the president of the Korean Association for Public Administration and chief editor of several academic journals in related fields, such as the Journal of Korean Association for Policy Studies, Journal of Association for Local Government Studies, and The Korea Local Administration Review. He has frequently advised local and national governments through such positions as chairman of the Local Government Administration Joint Evaluation Committee, vice chairman of the Presidential Committee on Local District Reorganization Plans, and member of the presidential transition committee. He has not only done extensive research on citizen participation and local autonomy, but also has been a strong advocate and educator in the field. He is the author of Theories of Local Autonomy, and Democratic Politics and Citizen Participation.
Yunji Kim is a doctoral student in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. She received her master's degree from the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University in 2011. Her master's thesis, "Development and Application of a Community Well-being Index for Korea,” focused on defining community wellbeing as a guiding principle for local governments and suggested a new community wellbeing index for Korean metropolitan districts. Her current research interests include the relationship between community wellbeing and local government services; citizen participation; and community development. Her recent articles include, "The Development and Application of a Community Wellbeing Index in Korean Metropolitan Cities," "An Analysis of the Relative Importance of Components in Measuring Community Wellbeing: Perspectives of Citizens, Public Officials, andExperts," and "Sin
Date de parution : 12-2014
Ouvrage de 58 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Thèmes de Community Well-Being and Community Development :
Mots-clés :
Building Community Well-Being: Case Study USA; Community Development Council in Singapore; Community Development in Singapore; Community Well-Being Framework; Community Well-Being and Community Development; Community Well-Being and Happiness; Community Well-Being and Quality of Life; Concepts of Community Well-Being; Foundational Aspects of Community Well-Being; Improving Community Well-Being; Local Business Development Policies; Meaning of Community Well-Being; Measuring Well-Being