Do policies to promote community participation in governance build social capital?
Research from Demos argues that community partcipation tends to be dominated by a small group of people. Findings suggest ways in which formal participation arrangements could more effectively engage with informal, everyday social networks. From the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website.

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Engaging Faith Communities - A study of faithful capital in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
This report provides a valuable snapshot of a broad mix of faith-based social action across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The study was commissioned to provide the community and voluntary sector infrastructure organisations with a better understanding of the faith communities of the city and county as contributors to social capital.
Using a combination of questionnaires and face-to-face interviews the research explores the different approaches faith communities use to care for their members, especially the young and the old. Also, how they reach out to the local community and the different approaches to engage with the wider community and voluntary sector, and participate in the life of the city and the county.

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Faithful Representation: Faith Representatives on Local Public Partnerships - Summary, key findings and recommendations
Church Urban Fund
Originally commissioned by the Home Office and conducted by the Church Urban Fund (CUF), in partnership with the Faith Based Regeneration Network (FbRN), the purpose of this report is to help identify the particular needs of faith representatives on key local public partnerships so that they can fulfil their roles effectively. A further purpose is to make recommendations indicating the support and resources that should be provided for faith representatives, as well as further work to be done.