Description of impact
This project will provide helpful and relevant insights for policy makers and local civil society groups and organisations. It will help individuals involved in running organisations to better understand the difficulties in getting people to take part and the reasons for this; and suggest ways in which levels of participation may be linked to perceptions and practices of particular civil society organisations. Impacts at policy level will focus on providing policy makers with a better understanding of the effect that changing patterns of participation has on individuals and communities and the implications of these changings for implementing participation initiatives positively.Description of the underpinning research
Project entitled: “Civic Participation in Wales, in place and over time” 1 October 2014- 30 September 2017. Funded by the ESRC research centre WISERD Civil Society. Investigators: Prof. Howard Davis, Dr Robin Mann; Research Fellow: Dr Sara Wheeler.General Notes
5. Sources to corroborate the impact (indicative maximum of 10 references)Currently negotiating a ‘memorandum of understanding’ with the Wales Council for Voluntary Action regarding their involvement in the research.
| Impact status | Potential |
|---|---|
| Category of impact | Policy and Public Services, Societal |