What is it about?

This study explores how facilitation competencies are shaped in constrained contexts, using Egypt as a case. It highlights the limitations of existing models and introduces a holistic framework that integrates personal attributes, knowledge, and skills. The findings show that effective facilitation relies on situated judgment to craft bespoke strategies that draw on both the facilitator’s competency toolbox and context-specific resources.

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Why is it important?

It borrows a holistic view of competencies from the HR discipline, to include both surface and deep competencies. It provides grounded insights into what it's like to facilitate participation in politically and institutionally constrained settings.

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This page is a summary of: Participation under pressure: facilitator competencies in Egypt's urban planning, Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research, November 2025, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/arch-06-2025-0264.
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