The Tottenham riots: the Big Society and the recurring neglect of community participation

Journal Article The Tottenham riots: the Big Society and the recurring neglect of community participation Get access Denis Dillon, Denis Dillon Denis Dillon is employed as a manager for Community Services Volunteers (CSV). Between 1998 and 2006 he served as a councillor (Labour) in the London Borough of Haringey. He was Deputy Leader of the Council from 2004 to 2005 and Lead Member for Regeneration from 2000 to 2005. He is the co-author of Lessons for the Big Society: Planning, regeneration and the politics of community participation (Ashgate, 2011). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bryan Fanning Bryan Fanning * Bryan Fanning is the Head of the School of Applied Social Sciences at University College Dublin. His publications include Racism and Social Change in the Republic of Ireland (Manchester University Press, 2002, second edition 2012) and Immigration and Social Cohesion in the Republic of Ireland (Manchester University Press, 2011). He is the co-author of Lessons for the Big Society: Planning, regeneration and the politics of community participation (Ashgate, 2011). *Address for correspondence: Bryan Fanning, School of Applied Social Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland; email: bryan.fanning@ucd.ie Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Community Development Journal, Volume 48, Issue 4, October 2013, Pages 571–586, https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bss056 Published: 19 November 2012