Analysing social-change practice in the Peruvian Amazon through a feminist reading of participatory communication research |
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Authors: | Elizabeth Rattine-Flaherty Arvind Singhal |
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Institution: | 1. College of Arts and Sciences , St. Louis College of Pharmacy , St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA;2. Department of Communication , University of Texas , El Paso, El Paso, TX, 79968-5666, USA |
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Abstract: | This article analyses the social-change practices of Minga Perú, an NGO in the Peruvian Amazon which promotes gender equality and reproductive health through radio broadcasts and community-based interventions. This analysis, grounded in participatory research methods, reveals a feminist and gender-equitable approach, allowing participants to take the role of leader rather than of passive research subject. Such participatory research methods helped to empower both individuals and their communities in the Peruvian Amazon, encouraging the development of more productive group dynamics and leadership. |
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Keywords: | Civil Society Gender and Diversity Methods Latin America and the Caribbean |
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