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Landscapes of participation:Findings & lessons from community mapping
Eddie Cowling and Ellie BrodieNCVO/VSSN Researching the Voluntary Sector Conference
Overview
• The Pathways through Participation project• What is participatory mapping?• Mapping in the Pathways project• Findings• Reflections on the method
How and why do people get
involved and stay involved in different forms of
participation over the
course of their lives?
Formative Years Middle Years Later Years
•Focused primarily on the individual experience•What connections and links exist between different forms of participation?
•Broad range of public, social and individual participatory activities•Exploring individual’s stories in three contrasting communities in England
The Pathways project...
What is participatory mapping?
• Draws on valuable local knowledge • Recognises local people are capable research
collaborators • Encourages diverse involvement • Fosters empowerment
Mapping in context
A few examples...• Community mapping• Mapping as a social
research tool• PGIS• Multimedia mapping• Planning for Real
Participatory mapping in three case study communities:
The aims
• Identify places & spaces for participation
• Understand the local context
• Explore perceptions and understandings
• Appealing introduction to the project
• Relationship building
Participatory mapping in three case study communities
The process- 2 x mapping workshops in each case study area
- 8-12 participants in each - Groups asked to draw a map of the local
area, and to populate it with the sites and places where participation occurs
- Reflection period following the map creation process
So what did we find?
The maps as representations of physical and social geography
Accessibility and inclusion of sites of participation
Multi-purpose and single use sites
Threats to participatory sites
Reflections on the method...
• Visual method
• Interactivity and collaborative working
• Recording and analysis
• Part of the wider research processwww.pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk