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Some assumptions of the empowerment approach are criticized for the reason thatthey are too simplistic. For instance, Nira Yuval-Davis (1994) criticizes theassumption of non-problematic transition from personal to collective empowerment.Yuval-Davis (ibid.: 180) points out that the notion of empowerment is closely linked tothe notion of 'the community'. With its strong political connotations, the empowermentapproach suggests turning acts of individual resistance into mass politicalmobilizations that challenge the basic power relations in our societies (ibid.: 194). Itsituates individuals inside a community which is egalitarian and homogenous. And,the members of the community collectively fight against their oppression forbecoming controllers of their own destiny (ibid.: 180). In doing that, the empowermentapproach seems to ignore the fact that there are religious, ethnic, political, and otherconflicts also among the poor and the oppressed:
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