About this project:
Washington State has invested in innovative community engagement methodologies such as “community assemblies” to engage overburdened (frontline) communities experiencing environmental injustice. Assemblies bring together members of these communities to (1) increase civic capacity of participants and (2) change policy (e.g., programs, legislation, budgets, procedure) to meet community priorities. This project converts research findings on community assemblies to concrete strategies that can be used to improve assembly design, focused on fostering government action after engagement.
Principal Investigator: Cory Struthers, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
