Overview

An edited collection which examines the theoretical issues surrounding power, and particularly empowerment, which uses ethnographic analysis as its basis.

Geographical Scope

It takes material from the Middle East, Canada, Columbia, Australasia and various parts of Europe and Africa.

Focus Areas

It looks particularly at the extent to which traditionally disempowered groups gain influence in postcolonial or multicultural settings, and at how power relates to economic development, gender and environmentalism.