Abstract
© The Author(s) 2020. The Latin American indigenous knowledge paradigm of buen vivir (‘living well’) encapsulates an equilibrium of rights of people and nature, with a ‘solidarity economy’ emphasising equities, equality and freedoms, social justice and ecological justice. In participatory research in Peru, community workers developed a love-based framework of practice that reflects features of buen vivir. Participants suggest love is values-based feeling and action aiming for a world of peace, happiness and prosperity by transforming social conditions for a system of equality through participatory and democratic processes. The findings enhance developmental social work and buen vivir literature with a localised, relationship-oriented practice approach.
RAS ID
32557
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
6-16-2020
ISSN
00208728
Funding Information
Business and Professional Women Australia Zonta Club of Dunsborough
School
School of Arts and Humanities
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Publisher
SAGE
Comments
This is an author's accepted manuscript of: Godden, N. J. (2020). Community work, love and the Indigenous worldview of buen vivir in Peru. International Social Work, 64(3), 354-370. (SAGE). https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820930254