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Unpacking Community Participation in Research

A Systematic Literature Review of Community-based and Participatory Research in Alaska

Bibliographic Data

ID16865640
AuthorsAnuszka Mosurska (0000-0002-7893-9224), James D Ford (0000-0002-2066-3456)
Year2020
Volume73
Issue3
Pages347-367
Publication date2020-09-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueARCTIC (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0843 • E-ISSN: 1923-1245
PublisherThe Arctic Institute of North America (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14430/arctic71080
OpenAlexW3089705322
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited84

Although concepts of “community” and “participation” have been heavily critiqued in the social sciences, they remain uncritically applied across disciplines, leading to problems that undermine both research and practice. Nevertheless, these approaches are advocated for, especially in Indigenous contexts. To assess the use of these concepts, we conducted a systematic literature review of community-based and participatory research in Alaska, USA, where social change has been rapid, having ramifications for social organization, and where participatory and community-based approaches are heavily advocated for by Alaska Native organizations. Conceptualizations of community and participation were extracted and analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The majority of articles showed a lack of critical consideration around both terms, although this was especially the case in reporting around community. While this lack of critical consideration could lead to issues of local elite co-opting research, an alternative interpretation is that Western sociological literature surrounding community is not transferable to Indigenous contexts

Citizen journalism · Community development · Community studies · Community-based participatory research · Elite · Engineering ethics · Indigenous · Interpretation (philosophy) · Participatory action research · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Ecology · Engineering · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology

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Citations per year2,6
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 12

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