This will take the form of five ‘how and why stories’, and within each of these stories we highlight areas that we want to celebrate, share our learning, explore with others and what we plan to do next.

The methodological premise of this work is a Realist informed articulation of how and why. The methods of data collection were interviews with the LDP team and partners, theory gleaning workshops run by an evaluation partner and documentary analysis. The five stories include Asset Based Community Development, Influencing the Youth Justice Sector, Essex Pedal Power, Levelling Up in Essex and Developing a Realist Evaluation Framework.

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