Community Engagement Blog

Hashtags, Twitter and civic engagement

How can communities leverage twitter for civic engagement? Alison N. Novak, Kristine Johnson and Manuel Pontes examine community use of #Latinotwitter.

Co-design and urban renewal in Adelaide’s northern region

Mark Dean, Australian Institute for Industrial Transformation, Flinders University, charts co-design’s efficacy as a model of public engagement in urban renewal and regeneration initiatives in Northern Adelaide.

Public Participation In The Digital Age

Tina Nabatchi and Matt Leighninger offer a comprehensive exploration of public participation theory and practice in their new book, ‘Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy’.

Building trust with communities after Brexit

After Brexit, the role of transparency has taken on a renewed meaning in community engagement consultations.

Democracy and digital technology: lessons after Brexit

Illustrating tensions between representative and direct democracy after Brexit, Luciando Floridi suggests digital technologies will continue to shape a European future.

Participatory Budgeting: A Comprehensive View

Former White House policy advisor Hollie Russon Gilman conducts the first comprehensive academic exploration of participatory budgeting in the United States.

Community consultations in urban stormwater management

Community consultation initiatives develop a plan to reduce vulnerability to flood events within the catchment in the Brownhill Keswick Creek Stormwater Project.

Human-centric governance: behaviour-based design in Finland

Developing human-centric governance, the Finnish government propose an operating model for behaviour-based design with think tank Demos Helsinki, Avanto Helsinki and the Department of Design at Aalto University.

Inclusive cities: planning for intercultural communities

In their recent article, Inclusive Cities for Intercultural Communities: European Experiences, Gabriella Esposito De Vita and Stefania Oppido investigate cities and citizens affected by migration, finding inclusive cities nurture social cohesion.

Educating youth for online civic engagement

Erica Hodgin’s Educating Youth for Online Civic and Political Dialogue: A Conceptual Framework for the Digital Age examines digital affordances, challenges, and learning opportunities for youth participation in civic dialogue.

Resilient communities, cohesive communities

On a daily basis, shocking news stories are, sadly, no longer a surprise. Yet, from this feeling of instability and uncertainty, comes a reiterated emphasis on the importance of community resilience and cohesion.

‘SkipTo” accessible navigation continues to take EngagementHQ beyond WCAG 2.0 compliance

As part of our regular EngagementHQ maintenance we check that all elements and features are accessible to visitors who cannot use a mouse because of visual impairment or physical disability. We take accessibility very seriously and besides complying with WCAG 2.0 standards, we are always looking for innovative new ways to make EngagementHQ even more accessible. You can […]

Participatory politics and youth civic engagement

Award-winning writer, Research Director and Senior Producer at Youth Radio, Elisabeth Soep’s new book, Participatory Politics: Next-Generation Tactics to Remake Public Spheres explores youth civic engagement across digital and face-to-face contexts.

Engaging healthcare for Aboriginal Australians

Angela Durey et al., Curtin University, recently published ‘Improving healthcare for Aboriginal Australians through effective engagement between community and health services’, an assessment of a community engagement strategy between health providers and Aboriginal communities across five southern districts of Perth, Western Australia.

The transformative potential of engagement in education and research

Engagement scholars and practitioners descended on Melbourne for the Engage to Transform, Engagement Australia’s 13th annual conference, held on July 18-19. Hosted by Victoria University, the conference keynotes explored the nexus between engagement and transformation.

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Human-centered design: five lessons for urban planners

Human-centred design can afford urban planners processes to see what happens when communities take an active role in designing.

Public participation in liquor licensing: the devil is in the detail

Elizabeth Taylor and Claire Wilkinson look at how local communities can influence decision-making in liquor licensing.

Building New York Public Library’s Community Oral History Project

Kate Cordes, Assistant Director of Maps, Local History, and Genealogy at The New York Public Library (NYPL) recently published Together We Listen: Generating Accessible Oral Histories of NYC through Community Participatory Projects, a descriptive overview of the origins, processes, and progress of the NYPL’s Community Oral History Project.

What is community engagement, exactly?

Every profession answers the question “What is community engagement” differently. Even those within the community engagement sector, cannot agree.