The Role of Personal Identity in Human Development

被引：2
作者：
von Wartensee, Ilaria Schnyder [1 ]
Hlabse, Elizabeth [1 ]
Berloffa, Gabriella [2 ]
Folloni, Giuseppe [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Notre Dame, Kellogg Inst Int Studies, 1130 Jenkins Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
[2] Univ Trento, Dept Econ & Management, Trento, Italy
来源：
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH | 2019年 / 31卷 / 03期
关键词：
Agency; Capability approach; Human development; Personal identity; Uganda; AGENCY;
D O I：
10.1057/s41287-018-0163-2
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
Contributing to the capability and human development literature, this article suggests that personal identity-defined as a person's recognition of her value-is the crucial element for local actors' agency. We report the results of a qualitative study in Kampala, Uganda, which examines the experience of a grassroots development organisation in promoting health and wellbeing among vulnerable people. Findings show that personal identity has served to catalyse local actors' agency, becoming the basis for a constructive and lasting transformation of the study group's socioeconomic circumstances. In light of these findings, we discuss the potential for the experience to be translated across other development contexts.
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页码：461 / 479
页数：19
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