Community network analysis for addressing gender, equity and participation in ecohealth research
Date
2006
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Universidade de Brasília
Abstract
Transdisciplinarity, gender analysis, social equity and participation are the methodological
pillars of the Ecohealth approach, whose main goal is to improve human health and wellbeing
while simultaneously maintaining a healthy ecosystem. In the present study, social
network analysis is presented as an innovative tool to address gender, equity and community
participation in Ecohealth research, by drawing upon experiences and results from the Caruso
project which studies environmental dynamics and health effects of mercury in the Brazilian
Amazon with the objective to reduce mercury exposure. As a participatory research tool,
social network analysis is used to analyse the relationships between community action to
reduce mercury exposure and 1. the distinctive roles of men and women; 2. the involvement
of the different social groups and 3. the patterns of community participation. As a
participatory development tool, social network analysis can contribute to the promotion of
gender and social equity as well as local participation.
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In ARCHIV 126838
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IDRC Final Report
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