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Power Relations in Qualitative Research
This article focuses on the tensions between the commitment to power redistribution of the qualitative paradigm and the ethical and methodological complexity inherent in clinical research. Qualitative inquiry, in general, though there are significant variations between its different paradigms and … Continue reading
The Power of Public Opinion
Here, Holmes hits upon several threads that form some of the backbone of social psychology: we tend to behave quite differently when we expect to be observed than when we don’t and we are acutely responsive to prevailing social mores … Continue reading
The governance of problems: puzzling, powering, participation
Read Policy analysis usually gives more attention to problem solving than problem finding and there is a real threat of mismatch between problem perceptions by citizens and problem definition by their elected and appointed policy makers. Contemporary democracies need to … Continue reading
Posted in Citizenship, Governance, Participation, Politics, Problem solving
Tagged governance, power, problem finding, problem solving, problems, public policy
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The dynamics of change: dealing with power dynamics
Read Politics and power are at the heart of any effective multi-stakeholder processes, MSP. After all, power differences are often at the root of economic and social inequality, unsustainable resource use and conflict. Not recognising this, or ignoring its implications, … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Change agents, Change management, Change methods, Participatory methods, Participatory planning, Power
Tagged msp, power
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The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People
Read Throughout history civilization has been shaped by war. Now, after a century of unprecedented devastation, it seems humankind is preparing to embark on another cycle of violence. Are we condemned to be in a state of perpetual warfare? In … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Change, Change methods, Politics, Power
Tagged nonviolence, people, power
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Power and Action in Critical Theory Across Disciplines – Implications for Critical Community Psychology
Read Although critical scholarship and community psychology share similar aspirations, the links between them remain unexplored and under-theorized. In this article we explore the implications of critical scholarship in various specialties for the field of community psychology. To understand … Continue reading
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Tagged action, critical thinking, power, psychology
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