Positive Nations and Communities

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Introductory Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Two Images: Rhizome and Gift-Exchange in Life and Service

      • Christopher J. Kinman

      Pages 3-15

   3. Positive Institutions, Communities, and Nations: Methods and Internationalizing Positive Psychology Concepts

      • Grant J. Rich

      Pages 17-32

3. Display of Psychological Attributes: From Personal to Social

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33

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   2. The Altruism Spiral: An Integrated Model for a Harmonious Future

      • Lawrence Soosai Nathan, Antonella Delle Fave

      Pages 35-64

   3. The Importance of Friendship in the Construction of Positive Nations

      • Graciela Tonon, Lía Rodriguez de la Vega

      Pages 65-77

   4. Satsang: A Culture Specific Effective Practice for Well-Being

      • Kamlesh Singh, Anjali Jain, Dalbir Singh

      Pages 79-100

   5. Cocurricular Activities and Student Development: How Positive Nations Encourage Students to Pursue Careers in Psychology

      • Mercedes A. McCormick, Grant J. Rich, Deborah Harris O’Brien, Annie Chai

      Pages 101-115

4. Realization: From Individual to Collective

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117

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   2. The European Football Championship as a Positive Festivity: Changes in Strengths of Character Before, During, and After the Euro 2008 in Switzerland

      • René T. Proyer, Fabian Gander, Sara Wellenzohn, Willibald Ruch

      Pages 119-134

   3. Positive Psychology and Interpersonal Forgiveness Within Cultures

      • Júlio Rique Neto, Robert Enright, Bruna Seibel, Silvia Koller

      Pages 135-147

   4. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Process as Applied Positive Psychology in Nation Building

      • Marié P. Wissing, Q. Michael Temane

      Pages 149-170

5. Agency: From Passive to Active

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171

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   2. Gross National Happiness: A Case Example of a Himalayan Kingdom’s Attempt to Build a Positive Nation

      • George W. Burns

      Pages 173-191

   3. The Revolution of Happiness and Happiness in Revolutions: The Case of the First Portuguese Republic

      • Miguel Pereira Lopes, Patrícia Jardim Da Palma, Telmo Ferreira Alves

      Pages 193-207

   4. Positive Community Psychology and Positive Community Development: Research and Intervention as Transformative-Appreciative Actions

      • Luis Miguel Neto, Helena Águeda Marujo

      Pages 209-230

   5. From South-West Africa to Namibia: Subjective Well-Being Twenty-One Years After Independence

      • Martina Perstling, Sebastiaan Rothmann

      Pages 231-262

This book approaches the field of positive psychology from a post-modern perspective. It explores the consequences of combining current trends and models with supplementary participatory and transformative methods. The book brings a more collective, qualitative, culturally sensitive and transformative approach to the processes of making sense and implementing the science of positive psychology. It moves beyond the individual level towards a “knowledge community” and “knowledge of the communities”. The book is an invitation to more participatory and polyphonic dialogues in the field of positive psychology.

 

• Activities and Student Development
• Akumal Manifesto
• Appling Positive Psychology in South Africa
• Building Positive Nations
• Construction of Positive Nations
• Ethical Consciousness in Positive Psychology
• Forgiveness within Cultures
• Geographical Distribution of Happiness
• Gross National Happiness
• Happiness and Subjective Well-Being
• Importance of Friendship
• Moral Character of Society
• Positive Community Development
• Positive Community Psychology
• Positive Human Processes
• Positive Nations and Positive Communities
• Positive Psychology
• Revolution of Happiness
• Rhizome and Gift-Exchange

• CAPP–Ctr. for Pub. Pol. and Adm., Technical University of Lisbon School of Soc. and Pol. Scs, ISCSP, Lisboa, Portugal

  Helena Águeda Marujo, Luis Miguel Neto

Helena Águeda Marujo is professor of Management of Human Resources at Technical Lisbon University in Portugal. Her research interests ate in Positive Community Psychology, in particular how to bring positive psychology to impoverish and marginalized populations, studying processes such as post-traumatic growth, happiness, optimism and hope as mediators for the struggle for better lives. Social justice, relational goods and rhizome relations are some of the concepts underlying her argument for new methods and approaches in research. Together with Dr. Luis Neto she coined the term Transformative Appreciative Research that integrates those perspectives. She is currently an invited professor at Valladolid University in Spain, and was a visiting professor and invited Luis Miguel Neto is professor at Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. He taught for 29 years at Faculdade de Psicologia/Psychology School of Lisbon University, where he coordinates for ten years a Open Community Service of Family Therapy. He has a EdD in family Therapy from University of Massachusetts, USA and a Master from Seville University in Spain. He is an invited teacher at Valladolid University where he gives classes on a post-graduated course on Positive Psychology and development of Sense of Humour.

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