Abstract
Guided by communication infrastructure theory, this study examines the role of storytelling agents and integrated connectedness to community storytelling networks (ICSN) in empowering disenfranchised groups, particularly migrant domestic workers (MDWs). This study is based on survey data from 402 Indonesian MDWs in Hong Kong. The analysis identified a positive association between ICSN and civic participation as a form of behavioral empowerment. Moreover, ICSN also significantly influenced intrapersonal empowerment, which operated via social support. These findings shed light on the potential of ICSN in empowering marginalized groups, and thus, more effort should be devoted to strengthening the workers’ connections to their community storytelling networks. © 2022 (Jeffry Oktavianus and Wan-Ying Lin). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd). Available at http://ijoc.org.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5162-5183 |
| Journal | International Journal of Communication |
| Volume | 16 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Full text of this publication does not contain sufficient affiliation information. Research Unit(s) information for this record is based on his previous affiliation.Research Keywords
- storytelling network
- empowerment
- communication infrastructure
- social support
- migrant domestic workers
Publisher's Copyright Statement
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