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

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 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

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10.1177/0020872820930254