Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual Paper
We coexist in an interdependent world where all are connected, and every action has both visible and silent ripples. We are in a world of change, and if there is one thing we can say for sure, it is the highly disruptive age with moving goalposts, more so regarding uncertainty. This disruption has...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
ACCB Publishing
2025-06-01
|
| Series: | Space and Culture, India |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/1618 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849706097889247232 |
|---|---|
| author | Abraham Perumbrayil Francis |
| author_facet | Abraham Perumbrayil Francis |
| author_sort | Abraham Perumbrayil Francis |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
We coexist in an interdependent world where all are connected, and every action has both visible and silent ripples. We are in a world of change, and if there is one thing we can say for sure, it is the highly disruptive age with moving goalposts, more so regarding uncertainty. This disruption has caused significant damage to our families, relationships, jobs, communities, and economy, as well as political discourses or intercultural/ international relations, thereby affecting the health of individual people and safety, severely affecting the well-being of individuals besides societies. These are indeed challenging times. However, this situation also presents an opportunity for transformational breakthroughs and the birth of new paradigms that can help us better deal with societal issues. So, how does one become someone who flourishes regardless of what life throws one’s way? How can we foster a culture of care, compassion, and hope in our communities? What does it take to unite our communities and build their resilience despite external threats or opportunities? Well, as scientific evidence suggests, humans can flourish. Thus emerges the fundamental question of what stops us from moving forward. This paper is based on critical reflection, a literature review, and extensive practice experiences of working in the community sector, which has provided the impetus to find an alternative lens to look at the challenges of the current technologically advanced, fast-paced society.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-41c4e15d61394194bd04cb4fa36c8e0a |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2052-8396 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-06-01 |
| publisher | ACCB Publishing |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Space and Culture, India |
| spelling | doaj-art-41c4e15d61394194bd04cb4fa36c8e0a2025-08-20T03:16:18ZengACCB PublishingSpace and Culture, India2052-83962025-06-0113110.20896/2mkva292Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual PaperAbraham Perumbrayil Francis0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4054-8332Professor, Discipline Lead, Social Work, School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Notre Dame, 140 Broadway (PO Box 944), Broadway NSW 2007, Australia We coexist in an interdependent world where all are connected, and every action has both visible and silent ripples. We are in a world of change, and if there is one thing we can say for sure, it is the highly disruptive age with moving goalposts, more so regarding uncertainty. This disruption has caused significant damage to our families, relationships, jobs, communities, and economy, as well as political discourses or intercultural/ international relations, thereby affecting the health of individual people and safety, severely affecting the well-being of individuals besides societies. These are indeed challenging times. However, this situation also presents an opportunity for transformational breakthroughs and the birth of new paradigms that can help us better deal with societal issues. So, how does one become someone who flourishes regardless of what life throws one’s way? How can we foster a culture of care, compassion, and hope in our communities? What does it take to unite our communities and build their resilience despite external threats or opportunities? Well, as scientific evidence suggests, humans can flourish. Thus emerges the fundamental question of what stops us from moving forward. This paper is based on critical reflection, a literature review, and extensive practice experiences of working in the community sector, which has provided the impetus to find an alternative lens to look at the challenges of the current technologically advanced, fast-paced society. https://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/1618Collective FlourishingFlourishingCommunal Well-being |
| spellingShingle | Abraham Perumbrayil Francis Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual Paper Space and Culture, India Collective Flourishing Flourishing Communal Well-being |
| title | Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual Paper |
| title_full | Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual Paper |
| title_fullStr | Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual Paper |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual Paper |
| title_short | Collective Flourishing and Community Well-being: A Conceptual Paper |
| title_sort | collective flourishing and community well being a conceptual paper |
| topic | Collective Flourishing Flourishing Communal Well-being |
| url | https://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/1618 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT abrahamperumbrayilfrancis collectiveflourishingandcommunitywellbeingaconceptualpaper |