Table 1. Proposed domains of Community Mobilization and their framing in related disciplines.
Literatures Reviewed
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Proposed Domains of Mobilization | Public health / programmatic literature | Social movements | Community empowerment | Community organization / development | Community Capacity |
Shared concern | Programming target | Collective claims / defined “opponent” | Problem assessment | Issue selection | Shared values / purpose / norms |
Community consciousness | Raising consciousness | Framing / cognitive liberation | Asking why | Critical consciousness | Learning culture / critical consciousness |
Organizational structure / networks | Building coalitions and organizational links | Mobilizing structures / Informal exchange / Networks & coalitions | Organizational structure / Links to others | Community capacity (ability to mobilize – includes organizational resources) | Structures (social and inter-organizational networks & community spaces) |
Leadership | *assumed someone is leading the effort - often includes training | Movement leaders / entrepreneurs | Leadership | Community capacity (ability to mobilize – includes human resources) | Leadership (also includes resources such as human capital) |
Collective actions | Taking action together | Movement repertoire (public meetings, rallies, numbers) | Participation | Participation | Civic participation |
Social cohesion | not addressed | Collective identity | Building community trust | Building sense of community | Social relationships (social connectedness, trust, sense of community) |
* Note: While the role of outside agents (community empowerment) can be considered a resource and political opportunity (social movements), the presence of an outside group seeking partnerships, bringing funding, or providing technical assistance is implicit in the community health and HIV prevention framework, and is not included as a domain of community mobilization.