Community

thumb|Community townhall in Makoko, Nigeria

social network of individuals who interact through specific social media

field of history concerned with a locality

alt=a crowd holding banners and balloons|thumb|Two groups (Finnish nursing unions Tehy and [[SuPer) working towards a shared goal]]

concept in sociology and political science, introduced by Benedict Anderson in the homonym book

An ecomuseum is a museum focused on the identity of a place, largely based on local participation and aiming to enhance the welfare and development of local communities. Ecomuseums originated in France, the concept being developed by Georges Henri Rivière and Hugues de Varine, who coined the term ‘ecomusée’ in 1971. The term "éco" is a shortened form for "écologie", but it refers especially to a new idea of holistic interpretation of cultural heritage, in opposition to the focus on specific items and objects, performed by traditional museums.

branch of psychology

thumb|Telecentre building in Senegal A telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others while they develop essential digital skills. Telecentres exist in almost every country, although they sometimes go by a different names including public internet access center (PIAP), village knowledge center, infocenter, Telecottage, Electronic Village Hall, community technology center (CTC), community multimedia center (CMC), multipurpose community telecentre (MCT)

civil society non-profit that operates within a local community

thumb|upright=1.2|A pianist makes use of a public piano, effectively adding to the sense of place of [[Washington Square Park, Manhattan, New York.]] Placemaking is a multi-disciplinary approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces that emphasizes community engagement, human-centered design, and the creation of meaningful, functional, and attractive environments. While placemaking encompasses a variety of methods and scales, it is characterized by improving urban vitality and strengthening place identity through a focus on people above physical structures or buildings.

social phenomenon in which a concept or idea is repeatedly asserted in a community, regardless of whether sufficient empirical evidence has been presented to support it

field of public health focusing on the health of communities

term in sociology

thumb|right|A kgotla at Domboshaba A kgotla (English pronunciation or ) is a public meeting, community council, or traditional law court of a Botswana village and in rural Lesotho and South Africa. It is usually headed by the village chief or headman, and community decisions are always arrived at by consensus. Headmen usually work as the advisers to the chief. No one may interrupt while another is having their say. Because of this tradition, Botswana claims to be one of the world's oldest democracies.

Branch of social work

learning and social development within communities using a range of formal and informal methods

non-profit organization in the USA

participation in a community or society by an individual or group