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Enhancing equity in arts-based research engagement: Methodological considerations from a policy-oriented community-development study

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This paper provides reflexive account of an arts-based communication tool used for a community development project in Manitoba, Canada. Drawing upon an intersectional perspective of social, health, and environmental inequalities, the multi-phase engagement involved citizens (n = 17; n = 9) as well as global policymakers (n = 6) in healthy cities, age-friendly cities, and sustainable city policy arenas. A visual graphic was employed to foster bidirectional dialogue between concerned local residents and global policymakers, forming the backbone of a community engagement strategy. Reflective analysis demonstrates how art can be mobilized toward reducing inequalities while notable challenges remain—including omission of highly-sidelined perspectives amidst complex interdisciplinarity; potential reductionism leading to manufactured consent; and considerations of communities inherently excluded in a qualitative, arts-based community engagement. The impacts of art on power hierarchies, emotion, project efficiency, and privilege are reviewed, with the objective of supporting more inclusive arts-based communications in future research.

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  • John C. Hayvon, 2025. "Enhancing equity in arts-based research engagement: Methodological considerations from a policy-oriented community-development study," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(5), pages 640-654, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:56:y:2025:i:5:p:640-654
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2024.2382181
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