# Counter C00190: open engagement with civil society

* **Summary**: Government open engagement with civil society as an independent check on government action and messaging. Government seeks to coordinate and synchronize narrative themes with allies and partners while calibrating action in cases where elements in these countries may have been co-opted by competitor nations. Includes “fight in the light”: Use leadership in the arts, entertainment, and media to highlight and build on fundamental tenets of democracy.

* **Playbooks**: 

* **Metatechnique**: M001 - resilience

* **Resources needed:** 

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA01


| Actor types | Sectors |
| ----------- | ------- |
| [A015 general public](../generated_pages/actortypes/A015.md) | S006 |



| Counters these Tactics |
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| Counters these Techniques |
| ------------------------- |
| [T0003 Leverage Existing Narratives](../generated_pages/techniques/T0003.md) |
| [T0010 Cultivate ignorant agents](../generated_pages/techniques/T0010.md) |
| [T0022 Leverage Conspiracy Theory Narratives](../generated_pages/techniques/T0022.md) |



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