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Community engagement and policy making matrix: insights from Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

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  • Lusanda Juta

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Extant literature has addressed some components of community engagement with little or no connection with the dynamics of policymaking. Hence, the current paper explains the matrix of policy-making using the practice of community engagement with insights from Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. It discusses the theories of community engagement in policy formulation at the local level. An empirical nature of community engagement and policy formulation is subject to analysis with particular reference to the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. Secondary data were sourced from the existing literature. The paper relies on the data suitability of extant studies. It reveals the policy-making matrix within the community engagement sphere. It therefore concludes that the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality should view community engagement in public policy formulation as a tool to increase the legitimacy, transparency, accountability, support, and responsiveness of a particular policy. Key Words:Community Engagement, Policy Making Matrix, Agenda Setting, Policy Formulation

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  • Lusanda Juta, 2023. "Community engagement and policy making matrix: insights from Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 12(8), pages 393-401, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:12:y:2023:i:8:p:393-401
    DOI: 10.20525/ijrbs.v12i8.2971
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