THE PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES OF PUERTO RICAN LEADERS IN CHICAGO Ivis Garcia Zambrana, Assistant Professor City and Metropolitan Planning University of Utah
Methods 16 oral histories (Jan-Jul 2016) In community development
Methods 16 oral histories (Jan-Jul 2016) In community development Ethnography - Leader s collective 12 out of the 16
Methods 16 oral histories (Jan-Jul 2016) In community development Ethnography 5 years Leader s collective 12 out of 16 Grounded theory What are the personal and collective experiences of Puerto Rican leaders in Chicago?
Characteristics of participants 16 total 5 women 11 males 60+ years old
Characteristics of participants 16 total 5 women 11 males 60+ years old All migrants Children to young adults Great Migration (1945-1960)
Characteristics of participants 16 total 5 women 11 males 60+ years old All migrants Children to young adults Great Migration 1945-1960 Socio-economic status Education: H.S. to Ph.D. Low-income families to middle class adults
What are the personal and collective experiences of Puerto Rican leaders in Chicago?
What are the personal and collective experiences of Puerto Rican leaders in Chicago? Oral Histories Ethnography
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ Leadership Development 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ Leadership Development 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ 3. Role models (personal and impersonal) Leadership Development 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ 3. Role models (personal and impersonal) Leadership Development 4. Hybrid identity (Puerto Rican, Latino, minority) 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ 3. Role models (personal and impersonal) Leadership Development 4. Hybrid identity (Puerto Rican, Latino, minority) 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 5. Joined organizations (Young Lords, YMCA, ASPIRA, Saul Alinsky, Unions) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ 3. Role models (personal and impersonal) Leadership Development 4. Hybrid identity (Puerto Rican, Latino, minority) 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment) 5. Joined organizations (Young Lords, YMCA, ASPIRA, Saul Alinsky, Unions) 6. Consigned to the vision (Home and Work)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ 3. Role models (personal and impersonal) Leadership Development 4. Hybrid identity (Puerto Rican, Latino, minority) 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment) 5. Joined organizations (Young Lords, YMCA, ASPIRA, Saul Alinsky, Unions) 6. Consigned to the vision (Home and Work)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ 3. Role models (personal and impersonal) Leadership Development 4. Hybrid identity (Puerto Rican, Latino, minority) 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment) 5. Joined organizations (Young Lords, YMCA, ASPIRA, Saul Alinsky, Unions) 6. Consigned to the vision (Home and Work)
Findings #1: Personal Experiences/ 3. Role models (personal and impersonal) Leadership Development 4. Hybrid identity (Puerto Rican, Latino, minority) 2. Socio-historical factors (civil-women-black rights) 1. Experienced inequality (displacement, seclusion in school, police harassment) 5. Joined organizations (Young Lords, YMCA, ASPIRA, Saul Alinsky, Unions) 6. Consigned to the vision (Home and Work) Wicked Problems (Inequality, poverty, discrimination) (Rittel and Webber 1973) Path dependency deterministic
What are the personal and collective experiences of Puerto Rican leaders in Chicago? Oral Histories Ethnography
Findings #2: Collective Experiences/Process Comprehensive strategy
Findings #2: Collective Experiences/Process 1. Narrative s Comprehensive strategy
Findings #2: Collective Experiences/Process 1. Narrative s 2. Crisis Comprehensive strategy
Findings #2: Collective Experiences/Process 1. Narrative s 2. Crisis Comprehensive strategy 3. Celebrate Success
Findings #2: Collective Experiences/Process 1. Narrative s 4. Innovation 2. Crisis Comprehensive strategy 3. Celebrate Success
Findings #2: Collective Experiences/Process 1. Narrative s 4. Innovation 2. Crisis Comprehensive strategy 3. Celebrate Success /Accept Failure
Possible Future Topics Differences in gender How young leaders are being developed? Compare experiences in Chicago and NYC.
Possible Future Topics Differences in gender How young leaders are being developed? Compare experiences in Chicago and NYC. A theory Leaders of color The collectivization of leadership
Ivis García Zambrana, Ph.D, AICP Assistant Professor Dep. of City & Metropolitan Planning The University of Utah ivis.garcia@utah.edu References Forester, John F. 2013. Planning in the Face of Conflict: The Surprising Possibilities of Facilitative Leadership. 1st edition. Chicago, IL: APA Planners Press. Burns, James M. 2010. Leadership. 1st edition. Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Bass, Bernard M., and Ronald E. Riggio. 2005. Transformational Leadership. 2nd edition. Mahwah, N.J: Psychology Press. Rittel, Horst W. J., and Melvin M. Webber. 1973. Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning. Policy Sciences 4 (2): 155 69. Grint, Keith. 2010. Leadership. Oxford; New York: OUP Oxford