Collective Action and Sharing Space Across Difference: A Participatory Case Study at the Old Y Building

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dc.contributor.advisorMiller, Byron
dc.contributor.authorEdworthy, Son
dc.contributor.committeememberTretter, Eliot
dc.contributor.committeememberDraper, Dianne
dc.contributor.committeememberKeough, Noel
dc.contributor.committeememberNgo, Hieu
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-04T20:27:44Z
dc.date.available2016-02-04T20:27:44Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-04
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractIn the context of increasing global tension, racialized violence and Islamaphobia, with significant local impacts, one of the most important questions humans face is how to share space across difference? Linking network theory with frameworks of equity and access, this participatory case study explores spatialities of network formation across socially constructed difference. The study nested a Participatory Action Research process in a case study of a nonprofit centre known as the Old Y building, which houses over 70 diverse nonprofit organizations. Through the participatory process of the research, involving iterative cycles of action and reflection, co-researchers recognized socio-spatial patterns of exclusion from networks, and generated ideas for practical solutions. Results of this research contribute to both academic and community-based practice, providing insights into how space can facilitate connections across difference, and could lead to more equitable access to resources and decision-making.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEdworthy, S. (2016). Collective Action and Sharing Space Across Difference: A Participatory Case Study at the Old Y Building (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25352en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25352
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2838
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subject.classificationGeographyen_US
dc.subject.classificationParticipatoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationCommunityen_US
dc.subject.classificationDifferenceen_US
dc.subject.classificationNetworksen_US
dc.titleCollective Action and Sharing Space Across Difference: A Participatory Case Study at the Old Y Building
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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