Conflict, Improvisation, Governance

1. A Bias for Practice: Stories of Improvisation in Governance 2. Challenges and Opportunities of Street Level Democratization, Improvisation, and Conflict 3. Conflict as a Stage for Improvisation in Governance Part One: Complexity and Improvisation in Governance 4. Developing Vision to Inform Demolition and Renovation in Vlardingenâs Housing Association: A Profile of Ellen Hiep 5. From "Gosh, This is Really Great. Now I Know What to Do!" to Launching Small Initiatives, Going Step by Step: A Profile of Simen van der Goot 6. "And No One, No One, Wants to be Denied," Community Rebuilding After Disaster: A Profile of Joop Hofman Part Two: Learning to Change Communities 7. The Significance of Building Relationships in Neighbourhood Work: A Profile of Willem Giezeman 8. Community Building in the Face of Distrust: A Profile of Tonie Boxman 9. The Evolution of the Amsterdam Think Tanks: A Profile of Mercedes Zandwijken 10. Social Imagination and Community Development: A Profile of Frans Geraedts Part Three: Immigration and Challenges of Diversity 11. On Radicalization and Social Cohesion: The City of Amsterdamâs Responses to the Murder of Theo van Gogh Seen Through the Eyes of Marian Visser and Joris Rijbroek 12. Challenges of Immigration, Radicalization, and Integration: A Profile of Halime el Madkouri 13. On Conflict, Community and Governance: A Profile of Martien Kuitenbrouwer Part Four: Rethinking Administration 14. Managing Multiple Agency Collaboration and "Multi-problem Families" in Amsterdam: A Profile of Erik Gerritsen 15. Thereâs Always a Way Outâ"and Finding It Together: A Profile of Henri Kardaun 16. Making Participation Workâ"Seeing New Angles and Other Possibilities: A Profile of Douwe Wielenga Authorsâ Conclusion