The Answer is Community
Eric HigbeeMissives on Place-Based Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
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Today I’m announcing a brand new addition to my Substack publication: The Answer is Community subscriber chat.
I’m kicking it off with a call to action from last post, “Your Neighborhood Doesn’t Exist (According to the Data).” What do you...
Your Neighborhood Doesn't Exist (According to the Data)
The path of social renewal runs through our local communities. They are the seedbeds of democracy, with a unique power to build bridges across identities and foster connection, belonging, and civic participation. “The Neighborhood is the Un...
But Does it Build Community?
How do you know if your community engagement work is actually building community? That question has been driving this long-running series on measurement, and in this fourth installment, I get into the thick of it: what, exactly, should we b...
Filtering for Pluralism and Place in Community Measurement
A note to readers: An earlier version of this post used a white supremacist group, rather than street gangs, as an example of a “community” intolerant of others. That use was culturally insensitive, and was in no way an endorsement of those...
“Do you feel like you belong?” and other problematic questions.
I was pleasantly surprised when the Social Connection in America 2025 Survey Report arrived in my inbox a few weeks ago. It’s excellent research grounded in social science with a long-term (25 years!) commitment. Kudos to its researchers an...
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