There is an urgent need to rethink relationships between systems of government and those who are ‘governed’. This book explores ways of rethinking those relationships by bringing communities normally excluded from decision-making to centre stage to experiment with new methods of regulating for engagement.


Using original, co-produced research, it innovatively shows how we can better use a ‘bottom-up’ approach to design regulatory regimes that recognise the capabilities of communities at the margins and powerfully support the knowledge, passions and creativity of citizens. The authors provide essential guidance for all those working on co-produced research to make impactful change.

Contributions by: Annie Oliver, David Frayne, Penny Evans, Makala Cheung, Ari Cantwell, Greg Leo Bond, Jenny Barke, Janet Newman, Bronwen Morgan, Eva Elliott, Gareth Thomas, Gabrielle Ivinson, Emma Renold, Nathan Evans, Debbie Watson, Kitty Webster, Naomi Millner, Helen Thomas-Hughes, Helen Manchester, Therese O’ Toole, Sue Cohen, Martin Innes, Marilyn Howard