Observing Civic Engagement Lab

Our research seeks to uncover how people interact within civil society organizations and how those interactions can strengthen organizations, promote civic engagement, and improve quality of life in communities. Civil society organizations are organizations that are neither businesses nor part of government. This broad range of organizations includes things like hobby clubs, veterans associations, arts groups, religious congregations, chambers of commerce, community organizing groups, alumni associations, political advocacy groups, neighborhood associations, and charities.