Four Faces of Participation
Year of publication
2014
Authors
Siisiäinen, Martti
Abstract
This chapter explores the development and the meaning of empowerment and presents the radical values of the concept that deals with the issue of power. The reason for concern with power is complex, but the chapter is based on mainstream contextual understanding that the primary role of social work is to assist people in their relationships with each other in order to promote human rights and social justice. It presents how empowerment that is characterized by two interdependent and interactive dynamics can contribute to a change, especially in terms of considering whose knowledge is valuable. Promoting empowerment means believing that people are capable of making their own choices and decisions and those human beings possess the strength and potential to resolve their own life situations and is willing to contribute to society. Empowerment is a basic social work concept that was introduced with the development of social work theories and redefined in the 1990s with postmodern theories in social work.
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University of Jyväskylä
Siisiäinen Martti
Publication type
Publication format
Article
Parent publication type
Compilation
Article type
Other article
Audience
ScientificPeer-reviewed
Peer-ReviewedMINEDU's publication type classification code
A3 Book section, Chapters in research booksPublication channel information
Parent publication name
Parent publication editors
Matthies, Aila-Leena; Uggerhøj, Lars
Publisher
Pages
29-46
ISBN
Publication forum
Publication forum level
2
Open access
Open access in the publisher’s service
No
Self-archived
No
Other information
Fields of science
Sociology; Social policy
Keywords
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Publication country
United Kingdom
Internationality of the publisher
International
Language
English
International co-publication
No
Co-publication with a company
No
The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection
Yes