Government's Role in Supporting Community-Led Approaches to Recovery - Literature Review

How can government best foster and enable community-led approaches?

Details

Resource details
Title Government's Role in Supporting Community-Led Approaches to Recovery - Literature Review
Owner Social Recovery Reference Group
Date last updated February 2019
Resource type Reflection

What is this about?

This literature review is one part of a broader report examining how government can foster and support community-led approaches to recovery whilst still maintaining effective coordination.

Who is this resource for?

  • State Government
  • Local Government
  • Community Service Organisation
  • Non Government Organisation
  • Community Recovery Committees

Table of contents

Context

  • Government role in disaster recovery
  • What does it mean to use community-led approaches and yet still fulfil the coordination role in rocovery?
  • The social system and disaster recovery

How can government foster and support community-led approaches to recovery while maintaining effective coordination?

  • If, when and how to act
  • Acting with local leaders
  • Acting with community organisations
  • Acting collaboratively
  • Building government capacity to act collaboratively

Government sharing responsibility and power

  • Is there a right time to engage with community after disaster?
  • Approaches to community engagement
  • Constructing an architecture of governance
  • Participation mechanisms
  • Representation and authorisation
  • Funding processes
  • Measuring progress collectively

Summary of findings from the literature and areas for further investigation

  • Summary of findings
  • Areas for further investigation
  • Reflections on applying lessons from the literature to the Australian context

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