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Glossary: power-within

This form of power is based on Othering people who ‘diQer’ from a particular established norm. Power-with and power-within are practices of communal power and personal power.

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Glossary: power-within

Glossary term: power-within

In many parts of the world, power-over is exercised through dominant narratives, social norms and brute force. This form of power is based on Othering people who ‘diQer’ from a particular established norm. Power-with and power-within are practices of communal power and personal power. Power-with emphasises ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ principle in recognising that when communities rally around issues, they are often more successful at creating change. Again, consider all the rights that have been won across the world. The process of recognising the many types of power present within communities, including social, cultural, relational, network capital, is called power-mapping.

Power-within refers to the gifts, talents, skills, innate knowledges and insights that we all possess. Living into these gifts helps us activate agency. However, power-within is not meant to encourage ‘hyperindividualism’. It amplifies the unmasking of power that is often repressed and veiled through systems of oppression. When we touch ‘innate intelligence’ we recognise that it is nurtured in community, that we are not isolated individuals, that we rely on one another to shine. Think: ‘no person is an island’.

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Glossary: power-within

Glossary term: power-within

In many parts of the world, power-over is exercised through dominant narratives, social norms and brute force. This form of power is based on Othering people who ‘diQer’ from a particular established norm. Power-with and power-within are practices of communal power and personal power. Power-with emphasises ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ principle in recognising that when communities rally around issues, they are often more successful at creating change. Again, consider all the rights that have been won across the world. The process of recognising the many types of power present within communities, including social, cultural, relational, network capital, is called power-mapping.

Power-within refers to the gifts, talents, skills, innate knowledges and insights that we all possess. Living into these gifts helps us activate agency. However, power-within is not meant to encourage ‘hyperindividualism’. It amplifies the unmasking of power that is often repressed and veiled through systems of oppression. When we touch ‘innate intelligence’ we recognise that it is nurtured in community, that we are not isolated individuals, that we rely on one another to shine. Think: ‘no person is an island’.

Glossary term: power-within

In many parts of the world, power-over is exercised through dominant narratives, social norms and brute force. This form of power is based on Othering people who ‘diQer’ from a particular established norm. Power-with and power-within are practices of communal power and personal power. Power-with emphasises ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ principle in recognising that when communities rally around issues, they are often more successful at creating change. Again, consider all the rights that have been won across the world. The process of recognising the many types of power present within communities, including social, cultural, relational, network capital, is called power-mapping.

Power-within refers to the gifts, talents, skills, innate knowledges and insights that we all possess. Living into these gifts helps us activate agency. However, power-within is not meant to encourage ‘hyperindividualism’. It amplifies the unmasking of power that is often repressed and veiled through systems of oppression. When we touch ‘innate intelligence’ we recognise that it is nurtured in community, that we are not isolated individuals, that we rely on one another to shine. Think: ‘no person is an island’.