SOCIAL ASPECTS OF PELTOSAARI PROJECT : From an excluded reality towards a socially inclusive strategy in the area
Mazarakis, Nicolas (2012)
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Mazarakis, Nicolas
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012112316213
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ABSTRACT
Mazarakis, Nicolas. Social aspects of Peltosaari Project. From an excluded reality towards a socially inclusive strategy in the area. 71p., 2 appendices. Language: English. Järvenpää, Autumn 2012.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services. Degree: Bachelor of Social Services.
The aim of this study is to describe the social aspects of Peltosaari project. The thesis intends to explain the kind of social aspects the Peltosaari project has generated. Special emphasis is laid on matters of exclusion realities that characterize Peltosaari area and its residents. Also the research aims at finding ways, policies and solutions that will change the exclusion reality towards a beneficiary inclusion strategy for the area and its inhabitants with the help of Peltosaari Project. The study reveals the actions that Peltosaari Project has had until now taken to promote inclusion tactics. The research describes what still is needed to be done towards a policy with inclusion realities in the Peltosaari area.
This is a qualitative study. Personal interviews, ethnographic interviews, active participation and participatory observation have been used in gathering the information. In total, eight interviews were conducted. The research was carried out in autumn 2010 and in spring 2011.
Main results of the study show that social aspects of the Peltosaari project are the Housing Clinic, the Peltosaari Parliament and the Peltosaari project as an organization that promotes community development and strategies towards inclusion. The study also reveals some major social problems that Peltosaari area faces. These social problems stigmatize the whole Peltosaari area as an excluded community. Recommendations for an inclusive policy in the Peltosaari area are presented.
Key words: Community Development, Housing Clinic, Social Aspects, Social Exclusion, Peltosaari Project, Riihimäki.
Mazarakis, Nicolas. Social aspects of Peltosaari Project. From an excluded reality towards a socially inclusive strategy in the area. 71p., 2 appendices. Language: English. Järvenpää, Autumn 2012.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Degree Programme in Social Services. Degree: Bachelor of Social Services.
The aim of this study is to describe the social aspects of Peltosaari project. The thesis intends to explain the kind of social aspects the Peltosaari project has generated. Special emphasis is laid on matters of exclusion realities that characterize Peltosaari area and its residents. Also the research aims at finding ways, policies and solutions that will change the exclusion reality towards a beneficiary inclusion strategy for the area and its inhabitants with the help of Peltosaari Project. The study reveals the actions that Peltosaari Project has had until now taken to promote inclusion tactics. The research describes what still is needed to be done towards a policy with inclusion realities in the Peltosaari area.
This is a qualitative study. Personal interviews, ethnographic interviews, active participation and participatory observation have been used in gathering the information. In total, eight interviews were conducted. The research was carried out in autumn 2010 and in spring 2011.
Main results of the study show that social aspects of the Peltosaari project are the Housing Clinic, the Peltosaari Parliament and the Peltosaari project as an organization that promotes community development and strategies towards inclusion. The study also reveals some major social problems that Peltosaari area faces. These social problems stigmatize the whole Peltosaari area as an excluded community. Recommendations for an inclusive policy in the Peltosaari area are presented.
Key words: Community Development, Housing Clinic, Social Aspects, Social Exclusion, Peltosaari Project, Riihimäki.