Community

Dynamics
Community structure means the internal structure of an
employment area, town, city, neighbourhood or another urban
area. It includes the population and housing, jobs and production,
service and leisure time areas, along with transport routes and
technical networks, their location and relationships. Community
structure development is controlled with land use planning and
building permission schemes.
Regional structure
Regional structure refers to the structures of
larger regions, such as the whole country,
provinces and parts of provinces. Urbanisation,
for example, is a phenomenon that is
manifesting itself in regional structures.
Regional structure development is steered by
developing national and other transport
networks, as well as the development actions of
the regional policy.
Dispersion of urban areas and community
structures
Urban dispersion refers to the growth of
sparsely populated urban areas or uncontrolled
housing development, especially in stress areas,
such as the fringe areas of a plan. Furthermore,
a dispersed structure means longer distances
between different functions, which is a
challenge for technical networks and the
organisation of public transport and services.
Integral community structures
The aim of urban planning is to integrate
community structures. Integrity means that new
buildings within the urban area are mainly
located next to the previously built areas,
expanding the areas carefully and utilising the
existing infrastructure. Constructions are
integrative when they are located and scaled in
a way that uses and supports the existing
community structures, traffic arrangements and
services, and diminishes the functional, urban
and landscape problems related to them.
What is Community
Dynamics?
 Community – a group of People
 Dynamics - Self-Motivated Person, Active Person,
Energetic Person, known as “Dynamics for Development
of the Community”
So!!!!!!!!

 Community-Dynamics is the process of change and

development within communities .
 Community Dynamics which strive to bring about
positive social change through community-based
programming
Significance

 Community Dynamics is here to work with community to

think creatively and act strategically so that community
can achieve their goals.
 At Community Dynamics, believes that, creative and
sustainable programming that works to raise the quality
of living for those most vulnerable to poverty and
exploitation.  
What are the Dynamics in
Community level?
 Integrative Forces
 Disintegrative Forces
 Participative group and groupism
 Functions of sub groups
 Minority groups
 Gender and empowerment
Integrative Forces

 Integrative Thinking is a field in Applied Mind Science

which was originated by Graham Douglas in 1986.
 He describes Integrative Thinking as the process of
integrating intuition, reason and imagination in a human
mind with a view to developing a holistic continuum of
strategy, tactics, action, review and evaluation for
addressing a problem in any field.
Integrative Forces

 A problem may be defined as the difference between

what one has and what one wants.
 Integrative Thinking as described may be learned by
applying the SOARA (Satisfying, Optimum, Achievable
Results Ahead)
Disintegrative Forces

 "disintegrative" processes are therefore seen as

"positive," whereas people who fail to go through
positive disintegration may remain for their entire lives
in a state of "primary integration."
Participative group

 "Participative group is known by many names including

 shared leadership,
 Community empowerment,
 Community involvement,
 participative decision-making,

(Steinheider, B., Bayerl, P.S. &

Wuestewald)
Groupism

 the tendency to think and act as members of a group

 Is the concept which makes everyone to feel
 Empathy
 Sympathy
 we feeling
 Goal achievement
Subgroup

 A group formed of a subset of members drawn from a

larger parent group.
 Subgroups are not autonomous; though members of the
parent group may choose to join a subgroup rather than
be assigned,
 membership in a subgroup is ultimately controlled by
the parent group and it's owner
Subgroup

 Subset of members drawn from a larger parent group

 a user joins a group and is put into a smaller group (ex.
committees, teams), which might have access to
resources that the larger group has
Functions

 Work towards goal achievement

 Motivate the members
 Organise meeting with the members
 Organise meeting with the external agents
 Liaisoning with government and others
Minority group

 A minority is a sociological category within a

demographic
 those who don’t hold the majority of positions of social
power in a society.
Gender and empowerment

 Gender empowerment is conceived as a process by

which women can overcome many of the hurdles that
they face such as education, work status, employment
opportunities, health care, social security, position in
decision making by virtue of their gender.
Thus!!!!!!!!

 Gender empowerment veritably implies empowerment

of women to do away with “Subordination” or
“Discrimination” and “Injustice” done to them in male
dominated society.
Community empowerment refers to the
process of enabling communities to
increase control over their lives.
"Communities" are groups of people that
may or may not be spatially connected, but
who share common interests, concerns or
identities.
What are the examples of community
empowerment?
Some examples are : strengthening
relationships with the community by
developing a deep understanding of
community issues, undergoing training,
implementing creative strategies to
encourage participation, among others
Community empowerment works
through increasing the community's
influence over the structures and
policies that affect the lived experiences
of the community and its members.
Increases in influence often occur through
partnerships between those in power and
other community members.
The document identifies five
principles: community control, public
sector leadership, effective
relationships, improving outcomes, and
accountability
An introduction to community empowerment
There are many assumptions connected with the term and practice of ‘community
empowerment’ which make both concept and application problematic, confusing and
potentially meaningless. These include assumptions that:
•There is an existing and collective understanding of what ‘empowerment’ means
•Individual empowerment is the same as community empowerment
•‘Empowerment’ is a task rather than an integral part of how we work (in
empowering ways) and what happens as a result (empowerment)
•If communities cooperate with public agencies, then public sector demands and
targets will be met
•Communities are homogeneous and that anything to do with ‘community’ is
inherently good
•Community empowerment is a threat to representative democracy
Research indicates that a lack of empowering approaches in the past may have
left a legacy of people, and communities, feeling: disillusioned, cynical,
‘apathetic’, disinterested, angry, confrontational and over-consulted.
Staff working in both public and voluntary sectors often face this reality – and,
whilst focusing on priorities around community empowerment, it can be helpful
to remember how easy it is for people to feel disempowered and how engagement
can take place in ways which are ‘more empowering’ than others
Four key points:
1.Community empowerment should be seen as involving far more than just shaping
and choosing services and ‘empowered’ individuals do not necessarily mean that we
have empowered communities
2.Community empowerment should be happening in a collective, rather than only
personal, setting
3.Community empowerment should be seen as an integral part of working, as a
process which focuses on how we work in empowering ways; and as an outcome –
for both communities and agencies; a change which is enduring, which is intended to
improve the quality of life for communities and their environments
4.Despite the terminology, ‘community empowerment’ is not just about communities,
it is also about organisational structures and processes being ‘empowering’
Community empowerment dimensions
Community empowerment is about working in ways which empower
people – ways which mean that people feel ‘confident’, that they – and
the groups they are involved in – are inclusive and organised, that
networks are formed, are cooperative and support each other and –
ultimately – they are influential. These are the 5 Community
Empowerment Dimensions which inform all our work at changes, and
which are drawn from the DiCE planning and evaluation framework.
By ‘confident’, we mean, working in a way which increases peoples skills,
knowledge and confidence – and instils a belief that they can make a
difference
By ‘inclusive’, we mean working in a way which recognises that
discrimination exists, promotes equality of opportunity and good relations
between groups and challenges inequality and exclusion
By ‘organised’, we mean working in a way which brings people together
around common issues and concerns in organisations and groups that are
open, democratic and accountable
By ‘cooperative’, we mean working a way which builds positive relationships
across groups, identifies common messages, develops and maintains links to
national bodies and promotes partnership working
By ‘influential’, we mean working in a way which encourages and equips
communities to take part and influence decisions, services and activities
Community empowerment is the product of putting the values of community
development into action.