Community Organizing: for Resource Provision or Transformation? A Review of the Literature

Shifting the paradigm of research-to-policy impact: Infrastructure for improving researcher engagement and collective action

“…These hypothesized predictors correspond with ecological levels of analysis, including individuals' motivations, attributes of the organization or its leadership, or characteristics of the policy network as a whole. Our theoretical framework draws upon principals of empowerment and community organizingwhere strategies are employed to fundamentally change relevant structures that ensure equitable distribution of resources and power by developing network relationships to mobilize collective action (Hale, 2014). Empowering settings strengthen the capacity for participation of group members, facilitate access to resources, and create structures for shared decision-making (Foster-Fishman et al, 1998;Israel et al, 1998).…”

“…(2) persuasive technology tactics such as goal setting, visual feedback, behavioral triggers, reward systems (e.g., peer evaluation), and gamification (e.g., symbolic rewards, levels, and votes; Heylighen et al, 2013;Koh et al, 2007); and (3) facilitating network development comprised of social connections (Koh et al, 2007) and leadership roles within network sub-groups (Hale, 2014;Rappaport, 1987). We also sought to further explore opportunities to increase recognition and reward for policy engagement since academics are reinforced for professional reputation and status (Blackmore & Kandiko, 2011;Kanter & Fine, 2010;Wasko & Faraj, 2005;Ziaie & Krcmar, 2014), whereas a lack of award and recognition has been noted as salient barriers to policy engagement (Bell & Lewis, 2023;Goodrich et al, 2020;Kim et al, 2023;Scott et al, 2019).…”