Neighbourhood participation of people with a psychiatric background. Case study: Nijmegen, Willemskwartier

dc.contributor.advisorSwedlund, H.J.
dc.contributor.authorLandman, Sander
dc.date.issued2016-04-07
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this qualitative study was to gain a better understanding of how people with psychiatric problems are participating in the neighbourhood and experience, present and manage themselves. Thirteen residents who are no health service users were interviewed to grasp the sense of community and seven mental health service users were interviewed to obtain the insiders perspective. Those narratives combined with mobility maps illustrated how personal, social and environmental characteristics were converted to participation in and belonging to the neighbourhood. Furthermore, this study showed that people with a psychiatric background are differently attached to the neighbourhood. Some of the respondents with a psychiatric background would like to participate more, but could not overcome their personal attitude to make the socially required ‘first step’. Some public spaces were outlined as facilitators of contact. When the preferences of those spaces are kept in mind and the residents with a psychiatric background are actively involved by the residents without a psychiatric background, more neighbourhood inclusion is expected. As such, those explanations may enlarge our understanding on how people with psychiatric problems position themselves and participate in local communities.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/1760
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Managementwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationConflicts, Territories and Identitiesen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster Human Geographyen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleNeighbourhood participation of people with a psychiatric background. Case study: Nijmegen, Willemskwartieren_US
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