Yes, I Can: Subjective Legal Empowerment

Gramatikov, M.A.; Porter, Robert

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“…From self-efficacy theory it is expected that SLE ratings will be generated on a domainspecific level (Bandura 1977;Bandura et al 1982) and that individuals do indeed perceive their likelihood of achieving a solution to these problems differently depending on the content of those problems. This is supported by the first application of SLE by Gramatikov and Porter (2011), where it was found that different domains produce different SLE ratings. This is important to the validity of SLE as a tool for impact assessment of activities aimed at particular problem types.…”

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“…This paper presents a model for the measurement of legal empowerment, a concept that is of importance to impact assessment and project appraisal due to the focus on legal empowerment as an outcome variable of specific development projects (Golub 2010) following the reports of The Asian Development Bank (2008) and the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (CLEP) (Albright et al 2008), through the use of subjective legal empowerment (SLE) (Gramatikov & Porter 2011). It is intended for academics, regulators, consultants, funders and project managers who work with legal empowerment and/or legal aid projects.…”

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“…security and mobility for the poor and disadvantaged to enable them to climb the economic ladder' (Palacio 2006, p. 8). SLE utilises an outcome style definition of legal empowerment, based on empowerment as the belief of an individual in their ability to achieve an aim (Gramatikov & Porter 2011).…”

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Measurement of legal empowerment through the subjective perceptions of individuals

Porter

2014

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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Legal empowerment is a central pillar of the law and development agenda and as such is the focus of many interventions. However, there are many challenges in relation to measurement for impact assessment and project appraisal. In particular the comparison of activities aimed at improving legal empowerment is difficult due to a lack of a measure that is applicable to different activities. This paper presents a model of subjective legal empowerment (SLE). SLE allows measurement of legal empowerment that is comparable across different groups, interventions and experience levels. A literature review and theoretical exploration look at the challenges to measurement of legal empowerment followed by an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of the SLE model. SLE is found to be a measure that can overcome many of the difficulties inherent in comparison to different legal empowerment interventions, with different groups, in different contexts.

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2014

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“…Also, there is considerable variation in how legal empowerment is defined, implemented, measured, and evaluated (see Gramatikov and Porter 2010). In addition, legal empowerment is likely to function quite differently in different contexts (in post-conflict versus non-conflict environments, for example).…”

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“…Fourth, it partly draws on human development thinking, which stresses individual capabilities while largely ignoring group capabilities (Stewart 2005). Fifth, efforts to evaluate legal empowerment have tended to use individuals as the unit of measure (see Gramatikov and Porter 2010). Finally, legal empowerment has mostly engaged with interpersonal than inter-group disputes.…”

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Legal Empowerment and Horizontal Inequalities after Conflict

Waldorf¹

2018

The Journal of Development Studies

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. This study has been prepared within the UNU-WIDER project on 'The politics of group-based inequalities-measurement, implications, and possibilities for change', which is part of a larger project on 'Disadvantaged groups and social mobility'. Terms of use: Documents in Copyright © UNU-WIDER 2017Information and requests: publications@wider.unu.edu ISSN 1798-7237 ISBN 978-92-9256-274-8 Typescript prepared by Sophie Richmond.The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research provides economic analysis and policy advice with the aim of promoting sustainable and equitable development. The Institute began operations in 1985 in Helsinki, Finland, as the first research and training centre of the United Nations University. Today it is a unique blend of think tank, research institute, and UN agency-providing a range of services from policy advice to governments as well as freely available original research.The Institute is funded through income from an endowment fund with additional contributions to its work programme from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160 Helsinki, FinlandThe views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute or the United Nations University, nor the programme/project donors.Abstract: This article explores whether legal empowerment can address horizontal inequalities in post-conflict settings, and if so, how. It argues that legal empowerment has modest potential to reduce these inequalities but that there are risks of strengthening group identities, reducing social cohesion, and, in the worst case, triggering conflict. It uses a case study to examine how two legal empowerment programmes in Liberia navigated this tension between equity and peace.

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SLE in Kenyan Slum Communities: Development of the Concept

Porter

2014

Eur J Dev Res

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A pilot measure of subjective legal empowerment (SLE) based on self-efficacy theory was implemented in two slum areas of Nairobi (Kibera and Kamukunji) to examine the structure of SLE measured, and the discrimination between measures. The measure examined five types of legal problem (domains) in these communities both globally and through investigation of seven tasks that might be needed to solve the problem. Principal component analysis indicates that both the five domains and the seven tasks are accessing different constructs. Respondents clearly distinguished between different problem domains, as well as between tasks both within and between domains. These results support the model of SLE and highlight the need for further investigation of the constructs underlying such SLE evaluations.Une mesure pilote de la Démarginalisation Subjective Légale (DSL), basée sur la théorie de l'auto-efficacité, a été mise en oeuvre dans deux bidonvilles de Nairobi (Kibera et Kamukunji) afin d'étudier la structure de la DSL mesurée, et de la différenciation entre ces mesures. La mesure pilote étudie 5 types de problèmes juridiques (les domaines) au sein de ces deux communautés, à la fois au niveau international et par le biais d'une enquête sur 7 tâches qui pourraient résoudre le problème. Le diagnostic participatif au sein des communautés nous indique que les 5 domaines et les 7 tâches font appel à différents concepts. Les participants ont fait clairement la distinction entre différents problèmes, et différencient également les tâches au sein d'un même domaine de celles entre domaines différents. Ces résultats sont favorables au modèle de la Démarginalisation Subjective Légale, et mettent en valeur la nécessité d'aller plus loin dans la recherche sur les concepts qui soutendent de telles évaluations de la Démarginalisation Subjective Légale.

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Yes, I Can: Subjective Legal Empowerment

Cited by 16 publications

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Measurement of legal empowerment through the subjective perceptions of individuals

Measurement of legal empowerment through the subjective perceptions of individuals

Legal Empowerment and Horizontal Inequalities after Conflict

SLE in Kenyan Slum Communities: Development of the Concept

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