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Public engagement or public participation is a concept that has recently been used to describe the practice where policy-developing institutions involve members of the public in political activities, including agenda-setting, decision making, and policy-forming. This form of engagement is focused on the participatory actions of the public to aid in policy making based on their values.

Origins

"Consultation" describes the tradition of a decision-making body getting inputs from those with less power, which became

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