scholarly journals "Filling everybody’s buckets": The impact of participation in community development organizations on women’s capabilities in northern British Columbia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Jennifer Lind
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Community Development Organizations ◽  
The Impact

This research explores the experiences of women participating in CDOs (community development organizations) in communities in northern British Columbia and how that participation affects their capabilities. Data was gathered through interviews, electronic surveys, and participant observation. This data was then assessed within the combined theoretical frameworks of the capabilities approach and participatory development. Through analysis, the positive impacts of women’s participation in CDOs on their capabilities and communities were brought to light.

Cooperative Collective Action: Framing Faith-Based Community Development

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Community Development Organizations ◽  
Modern Welfare State ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
State Relations

Drawing from social movement and organization theories, data from an in-depth comparative analysis of three faith-based community development organizations (FBCDOs) in the United States are examined as a form of cooperative collective action. The diagnostic, prognostic, and motivational frames produced by each organization, and the role these frames play in developing and maintaining relationships with the state, are detailed. These collective action frames (1) link sectarian religious values to broad community development goals, and (2) do not fundamentally challenge the prevailing economic and political systems. Empirically, the findings clarify important issues and dynamics related to emerging movements, the modern welfare state, and church-state relations by specifying how values, beliefs, and structural location shape the actions of FBCDOs engaged in state-sponsored religious social service provision. Theoretically, it demonstrates the utility of more precise analytical distinctions between types of collective action and suggests new directions for research on movements for change.

On Partnering and Tourism: A Comparison of Two Small Towns in Western North Carolina

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Molly Levin
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
The North ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Western North Carolina ◽  
Community Development Organizations ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The Impact

Many community development organizations seek to involve their clients in projects through partnerships. This paper addresses the partnership model of the North Carolina-based organization HandMade in America and its Small Towns Revitalization Program. Ethnography plays an important role in this investigation. I spent the summer of 2004 as an intern at HandMade in America (HandMade), collecting ethnographic data in order to create a survey measuring the impact that the Small Towns program is having on the quality of residents' lives. While sitting in numerous living rooms and kitchens talking with men and women, old and young, local and newcomer, it became clear that while there are similarities across the region, each town has its own resources and problems that dictate the concerns of its residents.

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