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Redefining Theory and Practice to Guide Social Transformation - Emerging Research and Opportunities (Hardcover)
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Redefining Theory and Practice to Guide Social Transformation - Emerging Research and Opportunities (Hardcover)
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The application of theory to practice in addressing social
transformation still has a lot of room for growth and improvement.
This is also true of theory being informed by practice. Too often,
there are gaps between what is studied in the academy and what is
needed in the field. The academy develops theories in isolation
from the everyday lives of people, especially in post-conflict
environments. Communities seeking innovative ways to address their
social needs can benefit from the learning of theories and research
conducted within academia. At the same time, these methods need to
be relevant to the local contexts within which they are being used.
While there are certain norms of communication in the academy of
how research is conducted and disseminated, there needs to be a
translation into practical terms to be used in the field.
Redefining Theory and Practice to Guide Social Transformation:
Emerging Research and Opportunities addresses the need
practitioners and social change agents have in finding processes
and practices to use in the field to engage with and transform
communities. This critical reference book provides an innovative
fieldwork method that leads to social transformation and suggests
ways to further develop the relationship between academic theories
and practices around social conflicts with the existing local
knowledge. The chapters include mini case studies that have been
developed over the years from the authors' work with youth and
community leaders with the objective of providing a methodology
that allows practitioners to approach the field by engaging with
local actors in ways that are generative and trustworthy, yet
rigorous. While highlighting the practices, notions, and
technologies that are at work in conflict, post-conflict, or
transitioning out of conflict settings by local community leaders,
this book is ideally for practitioners in the field of conflict,
peacebuilding, and social and conflict transformation; community
leaders and social organizers; as well as practitioners,
stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in
social transformation.
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