Title
Promoting justice through community-based research: International case studies
Date Issued
01 June 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Suarez-Balcazar Y.
Balcazar F.
Miranda D.E.
Arcidiacono C.
Garcia-Ramirez M.
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Abstract
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches to promoting justice focus on working from the ground up and giving a voice to marginalized communities regarding their concerns, potential solutions, and how to address social justice issues that matter to them. The pursuit of justice is often related to efforts to attain personal as well as collective well-being. In this paper, we illustrate three exemplars of community psychologists' efforts to promote justice. Within each case study, we discuss the social and community context and examine how the researchers built partnerships and solidarity, developed ways of doing, and approached challenges and solutions. First, we present an example to promote economic justice through an entrepreneurship initiative developed in collaboration with young Black youth with disabilities in the United States. The second case illustrates an effort to promote reproductive justice in collaboration with Roma women and girls in Spain. The third exemplar depicts the use of life stories as a method to raise the voices of displaced, marginalized indigenous women in Peru. Based on these three case studies, we present a synthesis model of social justice. We also discuss implications for future studies emphasizing the importance of engaging community participants in research meaningful ways, developing sustainable partnerships, and decolonizing research.
Start page
318
End page
330
Volume
69
Issue
April 3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sociología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85126177043
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Community Psychology
ISSN of the container
00910562
Source funding
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Sponsor(s)
The first case study was funded in part by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, award number 90DPEM0002. The information presented here reflects the opinions of the author and not the funding agency. Funding for the second case study from Spain was received by the DG Justice of the European Commission Rights Equality and Citizenship Work (Grant #: REC‐AG #809813), and the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Grant #: RTI2018‐096403‐B‐I00).
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