Empowering Kibera during political change

A case study through a Freirean lens

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9974086
AutoresNeil Gibson (0000-0001-6136-9563, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK, autor de correspondencia), Stephen Vertigan (0000-0002-0330-7513, Robert Gordon University), Stephen Vertigans (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK), Natascha Mueller-Hirth (0000-0003-0578-4484, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK)
Año2021
Volumen66
Número2
Páginas388-404
Fecha de publicación2021-05-22
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00208728211010215
OpenAlexW3160230746
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas28

Empowerment is an often used concept and the work of Paulo Freire has helped to define the application and outcomes of approaches. The researchers visited Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, during periods of political activity which had previously resulted in violence. Community members identified strategies employed in an attempt to curtail heightened risk. These factors were analysed to evaluate whether empowerment, as espoused by Freire, was still relevant in community development work. Empowerment strategies were multi-faceted and highlighted that they had created new issues for the community to address, suggesting strategy and outcomes need to be strong considerations in future work

Community work · Empowerment · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Work (physics · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Community Health and Development · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare