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Power between evaluator and community: research relationships within New Mexico's healthier communities

Wallerstein, Nina·1999·Social Science & Medicine
DOI 10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00073-8
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Abstract

The relationship between evaluators and communities has been changing in the last two decades to a model of research 'with' the community, instead of research 'on' the community. This shift has paralleled increasing community demands for accountability and authority as community participation rhetoric has given way to words such as partnership, collaboration and community empowerment. Despite the rhetoric, there has been little reflection on the problematic and contradictory relationships between communities and researchers, specifically as related to their differing positions of power. This article provides a reflective examination of the contested power dynamics of the research relationship within a participatory evaluation process of the Healthier Communities initiative in New Mexico. An in-depth literature review of the philosophical principles and the complex realities of evaluations based on participatory, community-driven and post-modern inquiry precedes the case study. Without ongoing consideration of power issues, the article argues that evaluation design, implementation and utilization of findings will be compromised.

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Authors
Wallerstein, N.
Affiliations
University of New Mexico (US)
Corresponding author
Wallerstein, Nina
ORCID
Wallerstein, Nina
Venue
Social Science & Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-07
Volume
49
Issue
1
Pages
39-53
ISSN
0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0277-9536(99)00073-8
OpenAlex
W2056683821
Cited by
292
References
128
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Community Health and Development
  • Social Sciences › Public Administration › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
Keywords
power relations, participatory evaluation, community empowerment, community participation, New Mexico, community-led research, evaluation design, accountability
MeSH terms
Community Health Services, Health Services Research, Humans, New Mexico, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Power, Psychological, Community Health Planning

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