Advantages And Disadvantages Of Community Participation

These days’ different organisations are involved and are influencing the system when dealing with social problems. Firstly, the citizen’s individual’s participation to improve the wellbeing of the community. Secondly, the community they may represent the interest of a group, organisation and / or individuals. Lastly, the government they have the responsibility for legislation, social and economic planning, public policy and program, safety and protection of community members, etc. Government agencies invest and deliver services for the community such as: education and employment opportunities; secure, sustainable housing and infrastructure; and good health and wellbeing across the life course. These diverse services are provided to people across their life span and include: community development; early intervention services; advice and information; crisis support; and ongoing services. (How government works, 2016)

Community development involves changing the relationships between ordinary people and people in positions of power, so that everyone can take part in the issues that affect their lives. It starts from the principle that within any community there is a wealth of knowledge and experience which, if used in creative ways, can be channeled into collective action to achieve the communities' desired goals.

For most of my life the community in which I have lived has existed for my benefit. From the parks to the schools, from the roads to the public buildings, everything in my community has been there for me to use at my pleasure. I have never been forced to contribute to the community, never paying property taxes or attending local governmental meetings. I have never been part of a community organization, or any such group. But that time is coming to an end, and as a full adult member of my community, I feel that I should take a more active role. With the inclusion in a community comes responsibilities to others as well as the community as a whole. Without participation, a community is only a group of

When the members of a dilapidated and impoverished community are complacent with their current position within society, they are highly unlikely to see any positive change. To gain the attention of the government, one must care about improving oneś community. If a community wants to improve, they must employ the help of representatives that wish to immediately ameliorate them of their problems. However, a community taking this action is quite sparse, for many people are complacent or apathetic towards their current position within society. If people want to improve their material conditions in their community, they must take

Graham organizes the skills needed for active citizenry participation in order of importance, which also manifests itself in somewhat scientific process. The first three chapters focus on identifying the problem and traversing logistical requirements that pertain to the policy issue while the remaining chapters hone in on building relationships with people and navigating through the intricate webs of the media, organizations, and competition.

Kim, S., & Lee, J. (2017, January). Citizen Participation and Transparency in Local Government: Do Participation Channels and Policy Making Phases Matter? In Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

“Councils ensure a unique capability to work from a “place-based” viewpoint, holistically observing issues, recognising gaps and countering from a comprehensive certified base. Local government is also a powerful advocate on youth issues to other levels of government. The responsibility of local government is youth engagement, as the government “closest to the people”. It has a role in local democratic participation and providing access to active citizenship”. (Alivizatos & Carson, 2016) Althaus et al (2013, p 8) suggests that policy ‘is a course of action by government to attain certain results’.

Civic involvement and citizenship are common terms used interchangeably in order to describe individual responsibility in society. However, upon further evaluation, both words address different aspects of society itself. Citizenship can be understood as certain obligations, liberties, and privileges embodied by an individual; and civic involvement is the activities associated with those responsibilities. The following definition summarizes the broader scope of citizenship and civic involvement assumed in A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright. In this book, Wright describes the progress of citizenship, and the perception that mankind gradually improves over time.

Arnstein discusses the level of participation from the standpoint of the recipients. She lays emphasis on how redistribution of power and enabling environment are vital in enabling citizen’s participation and that “without redistribution of power, it is an empty and frustrating process for the powerless”. In her typology, she outlines eight rungs of a ladder; they being: citizen control, delegated power, partnership, consultation, informing, placation, therapy and manipulation. According to her, citizen control and delegated power is about giving away decision-making, resources and control where there is clear lines of accountability and two-way communication between those giving away power.

Community life and civic engagement are a huge responsibility of citizens, although it is not required by citizens, it is an important aspect of a proper citizen. Residents of a community have the constant responsibility of making the society around them reflect an advance in the eminence of lives in the community. The simple duty of any citizen is to give to the common good. Civic responsibilities are achieved by volunteering and choice. Volunteering, involving in positive organizations and aids, or tutoring people in certain subjects, are all ways that people can subsidize to the good of the community. Small deeds that seem to prosper someone in some way or the other is still a way of helping. To learn something from the assistance that one does to another, the deed does not have to be big, as long as the person providing the assistance is doing it with a good heart they can always acknowledge a lesson. Compassion and love is necessary in helping others. When people have the opportunity to help others they may not always get a gift in return, sometimes they may not even get a reply back. This is when the person has to realize that the purpose of helping someone is not for the thank you or the gift, but is for the satisfaction of their soul, betterment of the other, and the ability to learn a lesson. Assisting people needs to be done in a thoughtful and effective way for it to create a lasting impact on his/her self and on society itself.

Community Assessment and Marco Analysis and Assessment of Community needs and Identification of Macro Themes Affecting solution to the Community Problems

When one thinks of community, they are likely to think of the general population of a region, or perhaps even that of the world at large. Such a person would have one right idea in mind, but not necessarily the right idea in the context of this exploration. What sets community, in this broad sense, apart from the role it plays in this project, is common interest. English vernacular dictates that “the community” is a term usually reserved for reference to people of a given region; this use of the word community exists without regard for any shared qualities beyond location. In this report, community will describe a group of individuals with commonalities in concerns, aspirations, and most importantly discourse. (cite definition source)

Community development is multi-faceted. Bhattacharyya (2004) argues that community development is not a distinct field and that not everything that is being done by developers to improve communities should not be regarded as community development. Bhattacharyya (2004) states that it should only be regarded as community development if the improvement pursues solidarity and agency which can be achieved through adhering to the principles of self-help, felt needs and participation.

Community is established locally but community development is a process that includes actors from inside and outside of the community to achieve sustainability. My previous essays have addressed the progression of community development from place-based attachment, organizing and advocacy to addressing the need and effect of government involvement. The final stop on the continuum of the community development is to analyze market-based approaches to community development. This paper will look at how a market based approach to community development is an important component of community development because it is the appropriate response to the current socio-economic, and political context that our country is in. A market-based approach provides a mechanism to define relationships and allocate economic resources to create systemic change within communities. increasing opportunities for social inclusion and economic sustainability

A definition of participation: for the purposes of this note a useful definition of public or community participation is that adopted by Stoker (1997) for ‘political participation’ (following Parry et al, 1992): members of the public ‘taking part in any of the processes of formulation, passage and implementation of public policies’. This is a wide-ranging definition, which extends the emphasis of public participation beyond the development of policy, to decision-making and implementation.