2024
Volunteer programs, empowerment, and life satisfaction in Jordan: mapping local knowledge and systems change to inform public policy and science diplomacy
Panter-Brick C, Qtaishat L, Eggerman J, Thomas H, Kumar P, Dajani R. Volunteer programs, empowerment, and life satisfaction in Jordan: mapping local knowledge and systems change to inform public policy and science diplomacy. Frontiers In Sociology 2024, 9: 1371760. PMID: 38873342, PMCID: PMC11170447, DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1371760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic policyVolunteer programsScience diplomacyLife satisfactionConcept of empowermentGlobal SouthSyrian refugeesCultural empowermentLocal communitiesDiverse narrativesEmpowermentLocal knowledgeLocal perspectiveParticipatory approachParticipatory methodologyIdentified several dimensionsReduce cultural biasTrained volunteersPolicyJordanian womenDiplomacyCatalyze changeCultural biasEmpirical evidenceProgram efficacy
2023
Social networks, empowerment, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee and Jordanian women: Implications for development and social inclusion
Eggerman J, Dajani R, Kumar P, Chui S, Qtaishat L, Kharouf A, Panter-Brick C. Social networks, empowerment, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee and Jordanian women: Implications for development and social inclusion. World Development 2023, 170: 106324. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial inclusionSyrian refugeesPoor householdsSocial tiesSocial networksParticipatory network mappingCommunity leadership rolesUrban poor womenProductive research agendaCommunity-based workSocial networks matterSense of empowermentJordanian womenRefugee crisisDevelopment assistanceSocial actorsLocal meaningsSocial changeWomen's empowermentHost communitiesPoor womenDevelopment initiativesVolunteer workNetworks matterResearch agenda