TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Power, control, communities and health inequalities III: participatory spaces-an English case
JO  - Health promotion international
A1  - Powell, Katie
A1  - Barnes, Amy
A1  - Anderson de Cuevas, Rachel
A1  - Bambra, Clare
A1  - Halliday, Emma
A1  - Lewis, Sue
A1  - McGill, Rory
A1  - Orton, Lois
A1  - Ponsford, Ruth
A1  - Salway, Sarah
A1  - Townsend, Anne
A1  - Whitehead, Margaret
A1  - Popay, Jennie
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This article-third in a series of three-uses theoretical frameworks described in Part 1, and empirical markers reported in Part 2, to present evidence on how power  dynamics shifted during the early years of a major English community empowerment  initiative. We demonstrate how the capabilities disadvantaged communities require to  exercise collective control over decisions/actions impacting on their lives and  health (conceptualized as emancipatory power) and the exercise of power over these  communities (conceptualized as limiting power) were shaped by the characteristics of  participatory spaces created by and/or associated with this initiative. Two main  types of participatory spaces were identified: governance and sense-making. Though  all forms of emancipatory power emerged in all spaces, some were more evident in  particular spaces. In governance spaces, the development and enactment of 'power to'  emerged as residents made formal decisions on action, allocated resources and  managed accountability. Capabilities for alliance building-power with-were more  likely to emerge in these spaces, as was residents' resistance to the exercise of  institutional power over them. In contrast, in sense-making spaces residents met  informally and 'made sense' of local issues and their ability to influence these. These processes led to the development of power within capabilities and power to  resist stigmatizing forms of productive power. The findings highlight the importance  of designing community initiatives that: nurture diverse participatory spaces;  attend to connectivity between spaces; and identify and act on existing power  dynamics undermining capabilities for collective control in disadvantaged  communities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-4824
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa059
ID  - ref1
ER  -