Below is a list of resources on social circus and youth resilience to violence that were useful to me in my work.
Social Circus in General
American Circus Educators (ACE) & American Youth Circus Organization (AYCO).
Recommended Core Competencies for Youth Circus Practitioners.
Astley, Philip. (2014). [Presentation briefly explaining the history of circus and the birth of social circus]. The Emerging Circus.
Circus Now. US Circus Map Project
Cirque du Monde. (2016). [Resource platform of reference texts and documents]. Box.
Cirque du Soleil. (2013). [Interactive map pinpointing social circus organizations and research projects around the world]. Social Circus Map.
Resilience & Circus Resilience
AYCO Circus Works! A case for using circus arts as a tool for social change.
Bandura, A., Barbaranelli, C., Caprara, G. V., & Pastorelli, C. (2001). Self‐efficacy beliefs as shapers of children’s aspirations and career trajectories. Child development, 72(1), 187-206.
Bolton, R. (2004). Why Circus Works.
Catalano, R. F., Berglund, M. L., Ryan, J. A., Lonczak, H. S., & Hawkins, J. D. (2004). Positive youth development in the United States: Research findings on evaluations of positive youth development programs. The annals of the American academy of political and social science, 591(1), 98-124.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2010). Youth violence: Risk and protective factors.
Cornell University. (2010). Measure – The Resilience Scale. Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation: Resources. Retrieved from https://core.human.cornell.edu/resources/measures/resilience.cfm
Dip, S. M. (2003). Negotiating identity through risk: A community circus model for evoking change and empowering youth.
Fournier, C., Drouin, M. A., Marcoux, J., Garel, P., Bochud, E., Theberge, J., . . . Fleet, R. (2014). Cirque du monde as a health intervention: Perceptions of medical students and social circus experts. Canadian Family Physician Medecin De Famille Canadien, 60(11), e548-53. doi:60/11/e548 [pii]
Gomes, R., Minayo, M. C. D. S., Assis, S. G. D., Njaine, K., & Schenker, M. (2006). Success and limitations in the prevention of violence: a case study of nine Brazilian experiences. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 11, 1291-1302.
Gootman, J. A., & Eccles, J. (Eds.). (2002). Community programs to promote youth development. National Academies Press.
Jain, S., & Cohen, A. K. (2013). Fostering resilience among urban youth exposed to violence: A promising area for interdisciplinary research and practice. Health Education and Behavior, 40(6), 651-662. doi:10.1177/1090198113492761
Kinnunen, R., Lidman, J., Kakko, S., Kekäläinen, K. (2013a). “They’re smiling from ear to ear”: Wellbeing Effects from Social Circus. Effective Circus Project.
Kinnunen, R., Lidman, J., Kakko, S., Veikkolainen, A. (2013b). Guide to the Study of the Wellbeing Effects of Circus. Effective Circus Project.
Lerner, R. M., Lerner, J. V., Almerigi, J. B., Theokas, C., Phelps, E., Gestsdottir, S., … & Smith, L. M. (2005). Positive Youth Development, Participation in community youth development programs, and community contributions of fifth-grade adolescents findings from the first wave Of the 4-H study of Positive Youth Development. The Journal of Early Adolescence,25(1), 17-71.
Levinson, C. (2015). Watch out for Flying Kids! How Two Circuses, Two Countries, and Nine Kids Confront Conflict and Build Communities.
Maglio, J., & McKinstry, C. (2008). Occupational therapy and circus: Potential partners in enhancing the health and well‐being of today’s youth. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 55(4), 287-290.
McCauley, J. (2011). The Circus She Calls Me: Youth At Risk in a Social Circus.
Minayo, M. C. D. S., & Souza, E. R. D. (1999). Is it possible to prevent violence? Reflections in public health area. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 4(1), 7-23.
Samuel, A. (2017). Who can you trust online?
Shuster, S. (2007). Sex, aggression, and humour: responses to unicycling. BMJ, 335(7633), 1320-1322.
Trenton Circus Squad. (2015). Strategic Plan.
Circus Resilience Theory & Evaluation 