Feeling able to influence local decision making; understanding, barriers, facilitators and strategies for increasing empowerment

Published	25 September 2008
Type(s)	Research
Site	Local government
Product code	08LGSR05546
ISBN	9781409805106
Price	Free

Summary

This research report focuses on Public Service Agreement 21, in particular, indicator 4 which measures the number of people who feel able to influence decisions in their local area. This research examines people's understanding of the key terms of local, influence and decision making; looks at how views and responses vary between groups; and explores the barriers and facilitators to feeling able to have an influence. The report also explores the strategies generated from this research which could be implemented to increase this type of empowerment.

The findings and recommendations in this report are those of the consultant authors and do not necessarily represent the views or proposed policies of Communities and Local Government.

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