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Defining Community Engagement, Public Participation, Civic Engagement and More

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From community engagement, community consultation, public participation, public involvement, civic engagement, public engagement, and citizen participation – it’s a varied mix. In an ideal world, “engagement”, “participation”, and “involvement”, would mean the exact same thing and could be easily interchanged.

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The Benefits of Participatory Democracy

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It emphasizes the broad participation of people in politics and can be used as a tool to address some of the emerging systemic issues that are impacting people’s lives. For participatory democracy to be successful, policymakers have to consistently engage with their citizens and be willing to share more information and power.

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