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Informing and influencing policy Findings and implications from Pathways through Participation 21 st October 2011 #pthwys. Research questions. How and why does participation begin, continue and stop?. Can trends and patterns of participation be identified over time?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Informing and influencing policyFindings and implications from Pathways through Participation21st October 2011
#pthwys
How and why does participation begin, continue and stop?
Research questions
Can trends and patterns of participation be identified over time?
What connections, if any, are there between different forms and episodes of participation and what triggers movement between them?
Approach
3 field work areas:
LeedsEnfieldSuffolk
Individual at the heart
Qualitative research
101 in-depth interviews
Participation as ‘situated practice’
Stakeholder engagement
Life stories
What is participation?Social participation: the collective activities that individuals are involved in
Public participation: the engagement of individuals with the various structures and institutions of democracy
Individual participation: people’s individual actions and choices that reflect the kind of society they want to live in
Available from:www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk/resources
What is participation?
Common features:VoluntaryAbout actionCollective or connectedPurposeful
Perceptions of participation are contradictory
Participation impacts on people and places
Conflict and tension are an integral part of participation
Participation is widespread
Why participation starts
An emotional reactionA personal life eventAn external influence
Practical resourcesLearnt resourcesFelt resources
Groups and organisationsLocal environment and place
Helping othersDeveloping relationshipsExercising values & beliefsHaving influenceFor personal benefitBeing part of something
Why participation continues or stopsFriendship
s
Life event
Relationships
TimeHealth
Enjoyment
Impact
Energy
The factors that shape participationIndividual motivations and resourcesRelationships and social networksGroups and organisationsLocal environment and placeWider societal and global influences
Trends and patterns of participation over time
Critical moments
Life stage
Priorities
Conclusions Participation is
personalParticipation can be encouraged, supported & made more attractive
Significant barriers to participation are entrenched
Available from: www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk/resources
Current policy themes & drivers• Supporting voluntary action and
encouraging philanthropy and giving• Devolving power to communities and
local government• Greater role in public services for
voluntary and community organisations and other civil society organisations
• Significant policy developments to realise the above aims include:
• Giving White Paper• Localism Bill
Giving time and money
National Citizen’s Service
Community OrganisersReciprocal models of giving
Harnessing new technologies
New investments
AIM: Increase numbers and rates of giving time and money
Participation equations
Implications for giving policyPersonal invitation
Imposition of external agenda Structured entry points Opportunities to continue Make the case for giving stronger Improve information on diversity of (formal and informal) giving opportunities Acknowledge entrenched barriers
Lift the burden of bureaucracy
Empower communities to do things their way
Increase local control of public finance
Diversity the supply of public services
Open up government to public scrutiny
Strengthen accountability to local people
Decentralisingpower
Right to challenge & buy
Neighbourhood planning
Key findings: decentralising power Importance of local
services
Local sites essential
People take on different roles
Local issue as trigger
Resources needed to take on roles & responsibilities
Lack of social capital to challenge service closure
Range of roles & opportunities necessary
Take care of those who are already active
Involvement in ‘the system’ is often a means to an end
Implications: decentralising power
Available from:www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk/resources
What has particularly struck you?
What are the implications?
What else do we need to know?
Group discussion