Emancipatory Methods in Peace, Critical, and Community Psychology:Participatory and Qualitative Research

Seedat, Mohamed

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Springer Nature
ISBN:	3-319-63488-7 (3319634887)
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-63488-3 (9783319634883)
Binding:	Hardcover
Copyright:	2017
Publish Date:	12/17
Weight:	0.00 Lbs.
Pages:	306
Subject Class:	PSY (Psychiatry and Psychology)
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Offering a unique set of case studies about how to elicit voice from people in difficult life decisions, and the benefits of doing so, this collected work provides an overview and analysis of numerous, creative participatory research methods designed to improve well-being at both the individual and societal level. In a world where there are enormous differences in the wealth and health of people, it is increasingly recognized that sustainable peace requires both a broad---based public commitment to nonviolencecombined with noticeable increments in the wellbeing of people who occupy the lowest socioeconomic strata of societies. This volume focuses on the latter-how to use qualitative research methods to improve well-being of the research participants. The participatory research methods described in the chapters are meant to encourage people in ways of finding their voice through their engagement in a critical analysis of themselves and their situations. t-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;In most of the case studies, the personal is linked to the political with a social justice imperative as participants from marginalized communities express an understanding of their own position within power hierarchies, deconstruct power relations, and experience a sense of agency. In other instances, the methods are no less participatory but the aim is more focused on inner and outer harmony, psychological wellbeing, conflictresolution and intergroup reconciliation. In all the cases studies, there is a strong emphasis on methods in which community members are at the center of efforts to promote social change. The methods include group storytelling, community arts, assetmapping, dialogues, creative writing, embroidery, filmmaking, Photovoice, "writing back" to power, and other means of engaging in emancipatory praxis and promoting personal wellbeing. Taken together, thechapters illustrate creative ways in which community members, embedded in disadvantaged contexts,can engage in a dynamic process that stimulates individual and collective agency. Ultimately, this volume will provide readers with a deeper understanding of a wide range of creative, qualitative research methods, and will encourage the establishment of an effective social justice agenda

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