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Community Participation in Urban Suburbs: The Italian Case of Z.E.N. Slum of Palermo
G. LavancoC. MessinaE. Di Giovannisubject
Community psychology empowerment social participation urban context Palermo minority groupsSettore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia DinamicaSettore M-DEA/01 - Discipline Demoetnoantropologichedescription
Based on Kurt Lewin’s Action Research theory, the paper focuses on an Action Research project issued in Southern Italy, in the disadvantaged suburb of Palermo (Sicily), called Z.E.N., sadly famous as a dangerous and “criminogenic” urban slum, in order to stimulate social participation and to develop social change. The principal goal was the empowerment of ordinary inhabitants, obtaining their collaboration through participation, giving them acquisition of knowledge for a real social change.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 |