Empowerment - A Primer

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Continuums of Power; 3. Individual Empowerment; 4. Occupy Wall Street Movement: A Case Study; 5. Collaboration; 6. Counterscript: An Interlude; 7. Solidarity; 8. Civil Resistance; 9. Ecologies of Empowerment? Appendix; Index

About the author

Aaron Schutz is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research focuses on democratic theory and collective action for social change. He has worked with a range of community groups on community organizing projects. He has published numerous articles and three other books.

Summary

This book provides an interdisciplinary examination of the multiple meanings of ‘empowerment.’ Rather than seeking to define and critique this term, it draws out a range of different meanings, exploring diverse possibilities for action and engagement.

Product details

• Authors: Aaron Schutz, Schutz Aaron
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367233211
• ISBN: 978-0-367-23321-1
• No. of pages: 100
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Sociology, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social Work, Humanities, Public health & preventive medicine, Gender studies, gender groups, Moral & social purpose of education