What is CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND INTERACTION
Engaging Communities: Strategies for Effective Public Interaction and Citizen Participation in Local Governance
As a municipal elected official, your responsibility is to represent and act on behalf of not only a constituency but also the community as a whole. With this responsibility comes the task of knowing how to interact with the public effectively and how to actively promote citizen participation. This chapter provides an overview of techniques and theories for dealing with the public including background on representing the community, political parties and interest groups, neighborhood politics, and use of community surveys and related sampling
techniques. Providing for effective citizen participation and interaction is not only in your interest as a municipal official, but it’s a fundamental principal of good democratic governance.
techniques. Providing for effective citizen participation and interaction is not only in your interest as a municipal official, but it’s a fundamental principal of good democratic governance.