"If I had power, I would stop injustices in the world": Photovoice's experiences with young people from disadvantaged urban communities

Based on participatory research with a group of young people of 13 to 17 years old from a socially vulnerable community of Porto (Portugal), this article proposes a reflection and debate about what conditions these young people find for citizen participation in the relationship with their communitie...

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Published in:Community development (Columbus, Ohio) Ohio), 2023-09, Vol.54 (5), p.665-682
Main Authors: Garcia, Ana Dias, Macedo, Eunice, Queirós, João
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
citizenship
marginalized urban communities
photovoice
social justice
Young people's participation
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Summary:Based on participatory research with a group of young people of 13 to 17 years old from a socially vulnerable community of Porto (Portugal), this article proposes a reflection and debate about what conditions these young people find for citizen participation in the relationship with their communities. Faced with a fragmented urban landscape, constituted by socially marginalized communities, which often instigate asymmetrical power relations and situations of territorial stigmatization and social exclusion, young people come across constant social challenges. Through the photovoice method, the youngsters were encouraged to research the community reality that surrounds them; to carefully observe and analyze the contexts and express them visually. This article presents results produced by this research experience, and how it facilitated debates and interaction with young people, allowing us to understand better their reality and the ways they see it and act in it.
ISSN:1557-5330
1944-7485
DOI:10.1080/15575330.2022.2131860