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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Confl Surviv. 2013 Jul-Sep;29(3):169–197. doi: 10.1080/13623699.2013.813109

Table 3.

Conceptualizing indicators of collective functioning

Participation in social & political
life
Community Functioning & Social
Fabric
Governmental Functioning
  • Involvement in community activities, political activities

  • Willingness to aid in community & political activities

  • Confidence in ability to affect change in community & political sphere (efficacy)

  • Level of trust in community & government

  • Physical safety of community

  • Physical stability of community

  • Freedom of movement

  • Community Development Initiatives (led by community, not outsiders)

  • The number of and trust within community institutions (health centers,cultural groups, etc.)

  • Collective space & place as locations of growth, safety and community

  • Individuals’ perceptions of community cohesion

  • Non-violent government

  • Democratic government (existence of civil, political and social rights)

  • Strong systems for education, healthcare and social security in government hands; decreasing amount of outside control

  • Legitimate modes of holding perpetrators accountable and memorializing the trauma

  • Individuals’ perceptions of government functioning and accountability