Beyond Loneliness: Experiences of Individual and Community Social Connection
暫譯: 超越孤獨：個人與社群社交連結的經驗

Farmer, Jane, Savic, Milovan, de Cotta, Tracy

Beyond Loneliness: Experiences of Individual and Community Social Connection

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This Open Access book reimagines social connection beyond the crisis narrative of loneliness, presenting an innovative interdisciplinary model that bridges individual experiences with community infrastructure. Drawing on research with urban fringe residents, the authors reveal how meaningful connections form through complex interactions across physical and digital spaces, shaped by environmental contexts and personal capabilities.

Beyond Loneliness offers a strengths-based framework through rich thematic analysis and six powerful, detailed personal narratives that illuminate connection journeys. It demonstrates how people actively navigate their social worlds and shows how contextual factors, including social, built, technological, and institutional, influence connection opportunities.

For practitioners, policymakers, and researchers, this accessible book provides practical insights for fostering environments where diverse pathways to social connection can flourish. By moving beyond deficit-focused interventions toward comprehensive strategies that recognise social connection as a dynamic, relational process, Beyond Loneliness offers a transformative approach to building more connected, resilient communities.

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這本開放存取的書籍重新構想了社會連結，超越了孤獨的危機敘事，提出了一個創新的跨學科模型，將個人經驗與社區基礎設施相連結。作者基於對城市邊緣居民的研究，揭示了如何通過在實體和數位空間之間的複雜互動形成有意義的連結，這些互動受到環境背景和個人能力的影響。

《超越孤獨》提供了一個以優勢為基礎的框架，通過豐富的主題分析和六個強而有力、詳細的個人敘事，照亮了連結的旅程。它展示了人們如何主動導航他們的社會世界，並顯示了社會、建築、技術和制度等背景因素如何影響連結的機會。

對於實務工作者、政策制定者和研究人員來說，這本易於理解的書籍提供了實用的見解，以促進多樣化的社會連結途徑蓬勃發展的環境。通過超越以缺陷為中心的干預，朝向承認社會連結作為一個動態、關係過程的綜合策略，《超越孤獨》提供了一種變革性的方法，以建立更具連結性和韌性的社區。

作者簡介

Jane Farmer is Professor of Health and Social Innovation at Swinburne University, Australia. She also works as an independent consultant. Jane has a background in research with communities in projects involving community co-design, social enterprises, community health, and rural communities. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles and five books.

Milovan Savic brings a global perspective to researching how digital technologies influence human connection and community life. Drawing on extensive experience across three continents, he combines rigorous qualitative research with a commitment to making knowledge accessible beyond academic confines and turning findings into practical solutions for communities.

Tracy De Cotta is an urban planner turned researcher who explores how places and spaces influence wellbeing. She investigates the physical and digital environments' impact on mental health and social connection through innovative methods like co-design and qualitative GIS mapping, translating research into practical tools for communities.

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簡·法默是澳洲斯威本科技大學健康與社會創新的教授，同時也擔任獨立顧問。簡擁有與社區合作的研究背景，參與過社區共同設計、社會企業、社區健康及農村社區等專案。她已發表超過200篇經過同行評審的期刊文章及五本書籍。 米洛萬·薩維奇為研究數位科技如何影響人際連結和社區生活帶來全球視野。他結合在三大洲的豐富經驗，將嚴謹的質性研究與使知識超越學術界限的承諾相結合，並將研究結果轉化為社區的實用解決方案。 崔西·德科塔是一位從城市規劃轉型為研究者的人，探索地點和空間如何影響福祉。她透過創新的方法，如共同設計和質性地理資訊系統（GIS）繪圖，研究物理和數位環境對心理健康和社交連結的影響，並將研究轉化為社區的實用工具。

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