From Preston to Scotland and back again! - Taking a long view of community wealth building in community-based economic development.
As part of our Academic Perspectives Lecture series, Dr Gillian Murray, Senior Research Fellow at Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, will cover the long view of community-based economic development since the 1970s, using historical insight to critically appreciate current practice and policy development on community wealth building.
In the UK, the ‘Preston Model’ of community wealth building has been highly influential and has had a direct influence on the development of a national community wealth building strategy in Scotland – with the Scottish Government planning community wealth building legislation in 2023.
Emerging research into its implementation in Scotland and historical research into Scotland community enterprise movement will provide insight into the long-term challenges of community-based economic development and to what extent community wealth building can address these issues.
The presentation will conclude with reflections on the sustainability of community wealth building in Scotland and Preston.
About the speaker
Dr Gillian Murray is a Research Fellow who joined the Yunus Centre in 2014. Her current research investigates the history of social enterprise in Scotland. To date, this research has traced the development of Scotland’s social economy from the 1970s.
Note: This event was originally scheduled for 16th February but will now take place 27th April 2023.
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