For Further Information

This blog is no longer active. The Proposal for International Collaborationon Research and Action re the Role of Power in Community Oppression,Liberation and Wellness can be found at: http://www.people.vanderbilt.edu/~douglas.d.perkins/network_proposal.htm. For questions about this proposal, contact Adrian.Fisher@vu.edu.au, Doug.Perkins@Vanderbilt.edu, or Isaac Prilleltensky isaacp@miami.edu.

References

This blog address was cited in the following chapter, which also includes a bibliography for community psychology and the text of the Monterey Declaration of Critical Community Psychology in appendices:

Angelique, H. L., & Culley, M. R. (2007). History and theory of community psychology: An international perspective of community psychology in the United States: Returning to political, critical, and ecological roots. In S. M. Reich, M. Riemer, I. Prilleltensky & M. Montero (Eds.), International community psychology: History and theories (pp. 37-62). New York: Springer.

For further readings related to the Power & Community research network proposal, see:

Prilleltensky, I. (2008). The role of power in wellness, oppression, and liberation: The promise of psychopolitical validity. Journal of Community Psychology, 36(2), 116-136.

Christens, B., & Perkins, D. D. (2008). Transdisciplinary, multilevel action research to enhance ecological and psycho-political validity. Journal of Community Psychology, 36(2), 214-231.

Fisher, A. T., & Sonn, C. C. (2008). Psychopolitical validity: Power, culture, and wellness. Journal of Community Psychology, 36(2), 261-268.

Look for an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology related to international research on issues of power in community.