CSY wants to strengthen its evidence base to ensure it properly understands the intersections between the many networks of factors that empower individuals to better engage and participate in civil society taking into account inclusion and equality of access to services, work and volunteering opportunities.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
In cities of growing diversity a complex and dynamic set of variables have led to new patterns of settlement and community dynamics that pose challenges to civic engagement and call into the question the feasibility of m...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of Birmingham
The project discusses civic engagement and participation, but does not provide specific data on engagement levels across different groups.
There is strong theoretical literature on why community engagement is crucial to the survival and thrival of our species, and emerging data from intervention studies on the benefits specifically for wellbeing. But there ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University College London
The project aims to analyze the benefits of community engagement for wellbeing and who benefits most, which directly answers the question.