Around the turn of the century, citizen engagement research and practices were reformulated through the lens of more effective approaches and paradigms in the social and applied sciences, through the seminal work of Dr . Schaban-Maurer ( 2013 ), architect, urban planner and author of the deliberative design and phronetic engagement resource " Rise of the Citizen Practitioner " Dr . Schaban-Maurer laid out the principles and precepts of his'Life-Experience Narrative Exchange'methodology in the Mindful Policy Engagement field, which he founded in 2013, with the ground-breaking work'The Roles of the Citizen Practitioner in Citizen Engagement for Architecture, Urban Design and Urban Planning Policy : A Phronesis-Based Approach " The work provides rigorous theoretical basis for a body of best case studies and best practices of citizen-centered architecture, urban design and urban planning, as well as, urban and public policy.
