the CLEAR framework on participation
on Destiny unknown (Burkina Faso), 16/Dec/2010 22:34, 34 days ago
The table below gives a nice overview of matters to take into account when it comes to participation. I found it in a publication of VNG (foundhere) and it is a summary from the report of Prof. Gerry Stoker‘Extending Local Participation' to the CDRL, October 2004.As an architect, I like frameworks, and this one is no exception.Factor affecting participationHow it worksAssociated policy targetCan doThe individual resources that people have to mobilize and organize (speaking, writing and technical skills, as well as confidence to use them) make a difference in their capacity to participateCapacity building: specific support measures or targeted developmentLike toTo commit to participation requires a sense of involvement with the public entity that is the focus of engagementSense of community, civic engagement, social capital and citizenshipEnabled toThe civic infrastructure of groups and umbrella organizations makes a difference because it creates or blocs an opportunity structure for participationTo build the civic infrastructure so that there are groups and organizations around to channel and facilitate participationAsked toMobilizing people into participation by asking for their input can make a big differencePublic participation schemes that are diverse, engaging and reflexiveResponded toWhen asked people say they will participate if they are listened to, not necessarily agreed with, but able to see a responseA public policy system that can show a capacity to respond