David C. Campbell

David C. Campbell's research Interests include:
• How public policy and community development processes interact at the local level, focusing on governance, civic engagement, and citizenship;
• Community food systems;
• Collaboration in local youth, social service and workforce development networks;
• Evaluation of collaborative community initiatives;
• Faith-based community organizing and initiatives.

He is the author of "Democracy’s Hidden Heroes: Fitting Policy to People and Place" (Temple Press, 2024). This book tells the story of the local public managers and nonprofit directors who work where bureaucratic hierarchies and community networks meet and often collide. These hidden heroes struggle to align universal rules and compliance demands with the unique circumstances facing their organizations and communities.