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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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Organizations and authors

University of Jyväskylä

Siisiäinen Martti

Publication type

Publication format

Article

Parent publication type

Compilation

Article type

Other article

Audience

Scientific

Peer-reviewed

Peer-Reviewed

MINEDU's publication type classification code

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books

Publication channel information

Parent publication editors

Matthies, Aila-Leena; Uggerhøj, Lars

Publisher

Ashgate

Pages

29-46

​Publication forum

5090

​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