Participation, discourse and power : a case study in service user involvement

Hodge, S (2005) Participation, discourse and power : a case study in service user involvement. Critical Social Policy, 25 (2). pp. 164-179. ISSN 0261-0183

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Abstract

Drawing on the findings from a case study of a forum in which users of mental health services are brought into dialogue with officials, the author demonstrates the value of an approach to user involvement in which discourse itself is used as a primary data source. Using her observations of the forum's meetings, as well as interviews with forum members, the author shows how power is exercised discursively in various apparently trivial ways, ensuring that the forum's discourse remains within established normative boundaries and serving, ultimately, to reinforce existing institutionally defined power relations.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Critical Social Policy
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? accountabilitygovernancemental healthpsychiatryhealth-carepolitical science and international relationshv social pathology. social and public welfare ??
ID Code:
49071
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Deposited On:
24 Nov 2011 16:46
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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28 Nov 2023 11:13