Ellie Brodie: Participating in the Big Society

Participating in the Big Society Ellie Brodie NCVO Annual Conference 1 st March 2011

Big Society and social action – a few assertions
Big Society and participation – a few questions
Pathways through Participation – helping to understand social action
Participating in the Big Society
Overview

Big Society and social action – a few assertions. . . .

We want every adult to be a member of an active neighbourhood group. I know some people argue that there isn't the appetite for this sort of widespread community participation. I don't agree.

An untapped social energy exists in our villages, towns and cities that if unleashed could help us build a bigger, better and happier country

Big Society and participation – a few questions. . .

Who are these people? Why do they get involved in the first place? Why haven’t they already got involved? What is holding them back?

To galvanise social action, we need to understand what motivates – and prevents – people from getting involved

How and why do people get involved and stay involved in different forms of participation over the course of their lives?

Partners: Funder: Length: April 2009 – Sept 2011

Formative Years Middle Years Later Years Approach: Broad view of participation over time

Approach: qualitative

LEEDS SUFFOLK ENFIELD Approach: case study areas

Aims to increase
knowledge of, and
improve opportunities for, participation

Findings: a complex picture

Encouraging participation in the Big Society. . .

People and their aspirations need to come first

Please get in touch!
Web: www.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk
Email: ellie.brodie@ncvo-vol.org.uk
Twitter: elliebrodie

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