Civic participation
Involvement in individual and/or group activities to benefit a community, governance or democratic processes.
Outcomes
Resilience
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Environmental or community conditions that are conducive to violent extremism are reduced to levels that minimise violent extremism behaviour
This outcome is concerned with the level of engagement, feelings of connectedness and commitment towards mainstream society, and the degree of social support an individual experiences. This outcome can also refer to a lack of access to resources and opportunities that would allow people to participate fully in mainstream society. Subjectively, it can relate to whether people perceive themselves to experience this lack of access.
Ways to measure
See the Countering Violence Extremism Evaluation Indicator Document [Pp 30-45] for practical suggestions on ways to measure such as survey instruments, example questions and using administrative data.
Quantitative:
- Online and Offline Civic Engagement among Adolescents and Young Adults
- Online Civic Engagement Scale
- Offline Civic Engagement Scale
Evaluations that use this indicator
- Evaluation of a Multi-Faceted, U.S. Community-Based, Muslim-Led CVE Program, Michael Williams, John Horgan, William Evans, US Department of Justice, 2016
- Evaluation of the COMPACT Program, Wise, P., Roberts S. Formosa, J. and Chan, A., Urbis, 2018
- More Than A Game Evaluation Report, McDonald, K., Grossman, M. and Johns, A., Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing, Victoria University, 2012
- First Steps Towards Hearts and Minds? USAID's Countering Violent Extremism Policies in Africa Daniel P. Aldrich, 2014, Terrorism and Political Violence, 26:3, 523-546, DOI