Differentiation of types of public participation in social research

The article discusses approaches to the allocation of various types of public participation. Based on the field of activity, public participation is divided into political and non-political activity. Activity lines allow classifying public participation according to certain activities. The scale of actions sets levels of public participation. Various forms of public participation allow subdividing actions into certain activities. Measuring the intensity of social activity focuses on the efforts of participants to achieve the goal. The nature of public participation lies in the distribution of activity, based on the conventionality and radical nature of actions.