This second issue of ‘Practice Insights‘ focuses on community empowerment, and includes articles from countries such as Australia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal and Scotland.

“What these articles highlight is that ‘community empowerment’ is a dynamic and diverse concept…. that refers both to the processes and practicesneeded to ensure participatory development and to the need to ensure thatstructures and institutions are enabling and supporting opportunities for community-led development…” (from the Editorial by Ingrid Burkett)