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The role of individuals within collective ownership initiatives . Presentation structure. Individualism and collectivism: adding horizontal and vertical dimensions How this relates to community-led housing organisations The implications for policy and funding programmes. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The role of individuals within collective ownership initiatives
Presentation structure
1. Individualism and collectivism: adding horizontal and vertical dimensions
2. How this relates to community-led housing organisations
3. The implications for policy and funding programmes
Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions
Vertical Individualism
Vertical Collectivism
Horizontal Collectivism
Horizontal Individualism
Independence
Equality
Inequality
Inter-dependence
Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions
Vertical Individualism
Member inequalityIndependence
Vertical Collectivism
Member inequalityInter-dependence
Horizontal Collectivism
Member equalityInter-dependence
Horizontal Individualism
Member equalityIndependence
Vertical Individualism
Market Democracy
Vertical CollectivismCommunalism
Horizontal Individualism
Democratic socialism
Horizontal Collectivism –
Communal Living
Independence
Equality
Inequality
Inter-dependence
'It is non-hierarchical, consensus decision-making…pretty much everything you can see that isn't in someone's room, is either communal or you could be forgiven for seeing it as communal…'
Housing Co-op Member
Horizontal Collectivism
Horizontal Individualism
'Could the CLT own the freehold and lease it back to you?'
'No, no, we want the freehold!'Franklin CLT, Steering Group Meeting
Vertical Individualism
'…even in the cooperative movement, the ‘individual landlord’ has prevailed over the ‘collective dweller’ type of tenure'
Birchall, 1992
Vertical Collectivism
‘Giroscope Limited has an Executive Committee of 3 members…from a variety of backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity…A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of the services rests with the Co-ordinator’
Giroscope, 2013
Discussion
• What does this tell us about the nature of community-led housing?
• What type of collectivism is current policy trying to engender?
• How does the dominant national tendency structure and constrain local collectivism?
ReferencesBirchall, J (1992) Housing Co-operatives in Britain Department of Government, Working Papers No. 21, London: Brunel University
Giroscope Limited (2013) Annual Accounts 2012 [online]. Last accessed on 15 June 2013 at www.giroscope.co.uk
Home and Communities Agency (2011) Community-led DevelopmentEligibility Criteria [online]. Last accessed 24 June 2013 at http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/community-led-development
Triandis, H. C. (1995) Individualism and Collectivism, Boulder, CO: Westview Press
Singelis, T., Triandis, H.C., Bhawuk, D.P.S, Gelfand, M.J. (1995) Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions of Individualism and Collectivism: A Theoretical and Measurement Refinement, in Cross Cultural Research, 29 (3) pp. 240-275
Triandis, H. C, and Geland, M. J. (1998) Converging Measurement of Horizontal and Vertical Individualism and Collectivism, in Journal of Personality and Social Psyvhology, 74 (1) pp.118-128
Vertical Individualism
Market Democracy
Vertical CollectivismCommunalism
Horizontal Individualism
Democratic socialism
Horizontal Collectivism –
Communal Living
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