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Researching With Communities: Towards A Leading Edge Theory And Practice For Community Engagement, Robin Durie, Craig A. Lundy, Katrina Wyatt Jan 2012

Researching With Communities: Towards A Leading Edge Theory And Practice For Community Engagement, Robin Durie, Craig A. Lundy, Katrina Wyatt

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

This project seeks to determine the extent to which complexity theory might offer the most effective means for understanding how communities can be successfully engaged in and with academic research. In the project, we adopted a case study approach, working with participants in a number of projects which had significant community engagement. These projects were all supported by the UK Beacons for Public Engagement, with which we also collaborated in our work. From the outset our research was informed by a Community Advisory Group, comprising community partners and engagement specialists.

The objective of our research was to identify the initial …