The central dynamic of the CDC process is an international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars and practitioners who provide their reflections and analysis of what a civic-driven narrative of change in society would look like. This core group of ten prominent thinkers brings a powerful array of experiences and perspectives to address three critical questions:

1. What past and present drivers co-determine civic configurations within and between societies across the world?

2. How, in intra-action and inter-action with others, does civic agency affect the acquisition, distribution and application of power, and in whose favour?

3. What processes are significant for civic agency to structurally enhance social justice and stability, specifically allied to reduction in poverty, inequality and exclusion?

These questions are addressed in ten essays which are listed below.