Problem
Disengagement of citizens from community activities
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Lack of involvement in community affairsAbsence of community participation
Uninvolved citizenry
Unclaimed local responsibility
Declining participation in neighbourhood communities
Minimal community involvement
Limited participation in neighbourhood action
Lack of practical engagement in modern community life
Minimum participation in local social processes
Nature:
Although it is generally recognized that the participation of everyone, particularly of the young and the old, is vitally important in the planning and implementation of socio-economic programmes, few communities accomplish this end. Social patterns may have been well-defined for several generations, but contemporary living has transformed these forms and they have not been replaced. Effective community engagement requires that dynamic role systems for everyone are woven into the patterns of daily life.
Lack of participation in activities relating to community life and welfare, leads to the alienation of certain sections of society, lack of social unity within the community, unequal treatment of sections of society, and general social and political alienation through lack of contact.
Broader Problems:
Social exclusionSocial isolationWaste of human resourcesDecline in civic participationUnshared mutual responsibilityLack of participation in developmentBreakdown of local community cohesion Narrower Problems:
Shrinking community lifeSocial withdrawal of agedUnorganized family occasionsUnsatisfied recreational needsUninvolved transient residentsMinimal church-school involvementRefusal of families to participateRestriction of social life to familyReluctance to join in community actionLimited community responsibility of adultsIneffective operation of community networksLack of participation in local welfare programmesInsufficient possibilities for gathering of eldersLack of grassroots involvement in economic planningLack of worker participation in business decision-makingLack of community involvement in environmental protectionLack of participation in attempting to solve intergroup conflicts Related Problems:
Anti-social behaviourFragmented planning of community lifeBureaucracy as an organizational disease Aggravates:
Social insecurityUnderreported issuesLack of social contactUnused gathering placesSuspicion of imposed changeDisincentives to complainingUnadapted community structuresOveremphasis on individual rightsUnderutilized community facilitiesUnderutilization of potential in local communities Strategies:
Fostering civil societyEnabling practical community planningIncorporating neighbourhood care rolesClaiming local responsibilityProviding sufficient involvement in community affairsLimiting participation in neighbourhood actionFreeing up participation in neighbourhood action Subject(s):
Action → Action Amenities → Neighbourhoods
Government → Citizenship
Individuation → Individuation
Innovative change → Appropriateness
Management → Planning
Social Activity → Participation
Societal Problems → Scarcity
Society → Communities
Society → Local
Value Redistribution → Cooperative
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST