Date of Award
5-2016
Degree Type
Research Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International Development and Social Change (IDSC)
Department
International Development, Community and Environment
Chief Instructor
Jude Fernando
Second Reader
Eric Demeulenaere
Keywords
Love, Critical, Dialogue, Community Development
Abstract
This research is based on a community sanitation project from Cuajchillo Dos, Nicaragua, in which I served as a field volunteer for Walu International and simultaneously conducted interviews and focus groups with project participants.The goal of this research is to determine to what extent dialogues that took place in this project were based on an ethic of critical love, which is has two primary components: relationality and critical social consciousness. The main findings from this research were that the essential components of dialogue based on a critical love ethic are: listening deeply and sharing openly, building trust and relationships, entering into critical situational analysis and developing solidarity. Additional implications include the importance of a clearly defined community development model and time to develop relationships in community development.
Recommended Citation
Barnosky, Patrick, "TOWARDS EMBRACING A CRITICAL LOVE ETHIC IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY FROM NICARAGUA" (2016). Sustainability and Social Justice. 34.
https://commons.clarku.edu/idce_masters_papers/34
