Community Engagement

Currently, community engagement is a commonly used phrase at every level of government and also within community organisations. However, the meaning of "community engagement" is informed by many different perpectives and is therefore applied to a variety of different practices, some of which are more helpful than others. This series of videos explores successful community engagement initiatives made by both community based and government agencies. The video Harnessing Community Engagement provides a critique of the way governments often attempt to engage communities and provide pointers for Authentic Engagement, it is the first of a five part series.