Community development as a response to community-level adversity: Ecological theory and research and strengths-based policy.

Perkins, Douglas D.; Brown, Barbara

doi:10.1037/10660-018

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“…themselves as able to make a difference in people's lives, and~c! their community as a place they belong and with which they can identify~Nation, Wandersman & Perkins, 2002;Perkins, Crim, Silberman, & Brown, 2003;Pretty, 2002!. Therefore, the question is not whether the adolescent participates, but in what is the adolescent participating?…”

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“…These are analogous to the different forms of capital that have been applied to community development projects and policies (Perkins, Crim, Silberman, & Brown, 2004). …”

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“…The oppressed become liberated, which leads to social, material, physical, and spiritual wellness. Regardless of whether some might argue that a degree of wellness is required before the hard work of liberation can occur, change over time is an important ecological dimension that may be informed by developmental theories at the human, organizational, and community levels (Omprakash, 1989;Perkins et al, 2004) and ''modeled'' through longitudinal research designs, narrative analysis (Rappaport, 1995), case studies (Flyvbjerg, 1998), and other methods.…”

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“…Environmental wellness research seeks to understand macro-level environmental variables that affect human wellness. This includes scrutinizing design and development policies, as well as environmental preservation regulation for optimal promotion of wellness and political, economic, social and ecological sustainability (Bonnes & Bonaiuto, 2002;Perkins et al, 2004).…”

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Transdisciplinary, multilevel action research to enhance ecological and psychopolitical validity

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2008

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The authors explore the implications of recent proposals for a focus on power and social change in community psychology research and add needed contextual and methodological specificity. An expanded model of psychopolitical validity is presented that merges Isaac Prilleltensky's (this issue, pp. 116-136) domains, or stages of empowerment (oppression, liberation, wellness), with four ecological context domains (physical, sociocultural, economic, political) and greater clarity regarding levels of analysis. The physical-environmental context is used to illustrate some of the questions that may be generated by the expanded model. After discussing the role of democratic freedoms and institutions and the equitable distribution of decision-making power in sustainable community development, the case is made for action research as a potent paradigm to move the field toward those goals. Multilevel and spatial analyses and transdisciplinary research (conceptually and/or methodologically integrative collaboration across multiple disciplines) are underutilized in Community Psychology.

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“…CD is broadly seen as a method of participation by government, non-profit/voluntary organizations, public-private organizations and communities work to prevent harsh conditions or poverty and develop courage and strength towards providing for the community economically, socially and environmentally (Perkins et al, 2004).…”

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The Nigerian Oil Industry: Assessing Community Development and Sustainability

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2017

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Purpose: The reoccurrence of loss in revenue generation from the oil industry which is due to the unstable and heated relationship between oil corporations and host communities in the Niger Delta (ND) region of Nigeria has spurred the strategic social permission of oil multinational corporations (OMNCs) to operate in the country. Thus, OMNCs have continually given attention to the challenges faced by the region through community development in terms of initiatives and projects. Community development (CD) and sustainability are core to viable social responsibility (SR) whether from the part of government or from OMNCs. However, since the independence of the country in 1960, a lot of development agencies and commissions have been established by the government towards social and infrastructural development in the ND region. These agencies and commissions often combine efforts with OMNCs to enforce development and sustainability in the region which consequently result in mutual benefits on both ends. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine CD and sustainability of host communities in the ND by evaluating initiatives conducted by government development agencies such as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and OMNCs such as ExxonMobil and Shell Petroleum Development Commission (SPDC) in the region.Approach/Design/Methodology: The paper applied a qualitative research approach. It conceptualises CD and sustainability and examines the views of community members on initiatives from the NDDC and OMNCs. Instruments for primary data collection were the Focus Group Discussion, In-depth Interviews (IDIs) and observation. The research made use of thirty IDIs and five FGDs. Secondary sources of data were journal articles, reports and other documents from both the OMNCs and NDDC. It also made use of the Nvivo11 software to organise the data while a content-based analysis was used to set data into themes. The study puts into consideration the perspectives of different community members as well as the various concepts which exist in the literature.Findings: Analysis reveals that there is positive impact when development takes place in host communities and sustainability attained but consequently, there are no probable and visible improvement of the OMNCs operations and business in the region, which is why there is reoccurrence of revenue loss in the country from the oil sector.Value/Originality: This paper gives voice to participants in a social setting by highlighting the importance of CD and sustainability in the ND region. It does this by looking into the different initiatives conducted by the NDDC, ExxonMobile and SPDC.

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Community development as a response to community-level adversity: Ecological theory and research and strengths-based policy.

Abstract: In this chapter, the authors propose strengths-based community development

Cited by 45 publications

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Civic participation and the development of adolescent behavior problems

Civic participation and the development of adolescent behavior problems

Transdisciplinary, multilevel action research to enhance ecological and psychopolitical validity

The Nigerian Oil Industry: Assessing Community Development and Sustainability

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