Day, G. (2006). Community and everyday life. New York, Routledge.
This book explores community both as a theoretical concept, and empirically through a range of international examples. A range of debates on the idea of community in politics, philosophy and policy are explored throughout the book. The author refers to the 'community study method' as a primary method for researching communities involving a range of special methods and techniques, including mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, ethnography and participant observation and the case study. His main methods are theoretical, drawing on empirical examples from other studies to develop his argument. Some of his international examples include the experiences of dislocation of residents in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the experiences of North and Central African immigrants who rioted in the streets of Paris in 2005. He raises questions about belonging, social inclusion and exclusion in community life, and explores particular communities such as the working class community, urban and rural communities, and virtual communities.