One of four elements that CSCCE emphasizes when considering a community. The relative influence and agency an individual may have in a group, which may be based on a combination of implicit and explicit factors. CSCCE emphasizes the importance of recognizing, naming and, wherever possible, counteracting power imbalances. While communities may be places where power imbalances can be temporarily equalized, e.g., as community members work together in CO-CREATE mode, members should recognize that this may or may not be true in other contexts in which they work (see culture).
Citation: Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement. (2025) CSCCE Glossary: Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals. Woodley, Pratt, and Santistevan doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15359413