Community-University Research Partnerships: Reflections on the Canadian Social Economy Experience Peter V. Hall and Ian MacPherson (editors), University of Victoria, 2011.

Funded Social Economy CURAs Project TitleHome OrganizationPartner OrganizationsLeads National HubCanadian Social Economy: Understandings and potential University of Victoria CCEDNetMacPherson, Ian, & Downing, Rupert Regional Nodes AtlanticThe Social Economy and sustainability: Innovations in bridging, bonding, and capacity building Mount Saint Vincent University Community Services Council - Newfoundland & Labrador Brown, Leslie QuébecRéseau québécois de la recherche partenariale en économie sociale Université du Québec à Montréal Le Chantier de l’économie socialeFontan, Jean-Marc Southern OntarioA community-university research alliance for Southern Ontario's Social Economy University of Toronto Imagine Canada, Ontario Co-op Association Quarter, Jack Northern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Linking, learning and leveraging: social enterprises, knowledgeable economies and sustainable communities University of Saskatchewan, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives Community University Institute for Social Research, Winnipeg Inner-City Research Alliance, Community Economic & Social Development Department Hammond Ketilson, Lou British Columbia and Alberta The Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta: Strengthening the foundations for growth Canadian Centre for Community Renewal Royal Roads University (administrator), with a collective model for academic leadership Lewis, Michael The NorthProposal for a Northern regional Social Economy node Yukon CollegeNunavut Research Institute; Aurora Research Institute; Labrador Institute Southcott, Chris

Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning from the Social Economy Community-University Research Partnerships Peter Hall with Janel Smith, Aliez Kay, Rupert Downing, Ian MacPherson & Annie McKitrick Chapter 2: Why Staying the Course is Important: Reflecting on the Community-University Relationships Associated with the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnership, Ian MacPherson & Mike Toye Chapter 3: Partners in Research: Reflections on Creating and Sustaining a Collaborative Research Network Leslie Brown Chapter 4: Proposal for Evaluating the Research Partnership Process Denis Bussières & Jean-Marc Fontan Chapter 5: Community University Research: The Southern Ontario Social Economy Research Alliance Jennifer Hann, Laurie Mook, Jack Quarter &Ushnish Sengupta Chapter 6: Respectful Research Relations: Learnings from Communities Gayle Broad Chapter 7: Research as Engagement: Rebuilding the Knowledge Economy of the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association Co-operative Isobel M. Findlay, Clifford Ray& Maria Basualdo Chapter 8: Pushing the Boundaries? Community-University Engagement and the British Columbia-Alberta Research Alliance on the Social Economy Karen Heisler, Mary Beckie & Sean Markey Chapter 9: Researching the Social Economy in Canada’s North: Reflections on the Node Partnerships and Processes Chris Southcott, Valoree Walker, David Natcher, Jennifer Alsop, Tobi Jeans & Nicholas Falvo Chapter 10: The Academic/Practitioner Divide - Fact or Fiction? Reflections on the Role of the Lead Staff Person Annie McKitrick, Stuart Wulff, Heather Acton, Denis Bussières, Noreen Miller, Laurie Mook &Valoree Walker Afterword Edward T. Jackson

Appendix A: Organizational Structures A1 Structure of the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships A2 BC and Alberta Node (BALTA) A3 Atlantic Node: The Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network A4 Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada (SERNNoCa) A5 Southern Ontario: Social Economy Center at OISE A6 Northern Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan Node: Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies and Sustainable Communities A7 Québec Node: The Alliance de recherche universités-communautés en économie sociale (ARUC-ÉS) and the Réseau québécois de recherché partenariale en économie sociale (RQRP-ÉS) Appendix B: Quebec Coordinator Reflections (French) Appendix C: Fostering Positive Community Research Partnerships List of Tables: Table Funded Social Economy CURAs Table Categories, Keywords and Questions for Understanding Engaged Research Partnerships Table Partnered Research – A Taste of the Complexities Table Enabling a Transformational Approach to Research Partnership Table Enabling a Transformational Approach to Research Partnership Table 4.1- Evaluation of Research Partnerships Table Example of the Evaluation of Research Partnerships Table Les projets du Réseau québécois de recherche partenariale en économie sociale Table Southern Ontario Research Node Table Alliance Sub-projects Table Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northern Ontario Research Node Table BALTA Project Timeline and Evaluation Program Table BALTA Research Projects Table SERNNoCa Research Projects Table Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships: Seven Different Organizational Models List of Figures Figure Iterative Processes for a Collaborative and Sustainable Research Partnership Figure Governance Diagram Figure Research Partnership Space Figure Example of the Research Partnership Space Figure Variations of Research Figure Project Classification: Southern Ontario Social Economy Research Alliance Figure BALTA External and Internal Process Engagement

Some Key Characteristics of the Six Nodes and the Hub The six regional nodes were: Atlantic; Québec; Southern Ontario; Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northern Ontario; British Columbia and Alberta (BALTA); & Northern Canada. Number of time zones working across: ranged from five for the Hub and Northern Node to one for Quebec and Southern Ontario. Number of provinces and territories worked in: Half a province for the Southern Ontario Node (mostly the Greater Toronto area), one for Québec, two for BALTA, four for the Atlantic Node, three for the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario Node, and three territories and two provinces for the Northern Node. Number of languages: One for the Québec Node, two for the Hub, Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario Nodes and between three to five for the Northern Node depending on the territory (Yukon – 8 aboriginal languages, NWT – 9 aboriginal languages, Nunavut & Nunavik– Inuktitut). Some BALTA outputs have been translated into French, German, Japanese and Swedish. The Hub assisted with the translation of material – mostly from French to English. Starting date: Four nodes and the hub began in September 2005 and two of the nodes began in March/April Experience of Social Economy research: One node had no staff with prior experience in working or researching the Social Economy, four nodes had Principal Investigators who had worked together in the past and belonged to the same academic society (Canadian Association for the Study of Cooperation), and one node was headed by a community organization with few ties to the academic researchers. Some Key Characteristics of the Six Nodes and the Hub The six regional nodes were: Atlantic; Québec; Southern Ontario; Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northern Ontario; British Columbia and Alberta (BALTA); & Northern Canada. Number of time zones working across: ranged from five for the Hub and Northern Node to one for Quebec and Southern Ontario. Number of provinces and territories worked in: Half a province for the Southern Ontario Node (mostly the Greater Toronto area), one for Québec, two for BALTA, four for the Atlantic Node, three for the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario Node, and three territories and two provinces for the Northern Node. Number of languages: One for the Québec Node, two for the Hub, Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Ontario Nodes and between three to five for the Northern Node depending on the territory (Yukon – 8 aboriginal languages, NWT – 9 aboriginal languages, Nunavut & Nunavik– Inuktitut). Some BALTA outputs have been translated into French, German, Japanese and Swedish. The Hub assisted with the translation of material – mostly from French to English. Starting date: Four nodes and the hub began in September 2005 and two of the nodes began in March/April Experience of Social Economy research: One node had no staff with prior experience in working or researching the Social Economy, four nodes had Principal Investigators who had worked together in the past and belonged to the same academic society (Canadian Association for the Study of Cooperation), and one node was headed by a community organization with few ties to the academic researchers.

Categories, Keywords and Questions for Understanding Engaged Research Partnerships Governance (e.g., who decides which research projects?) Networking (e.g., are they building on and/or building new networks?) Definition of the sector (e.g., was the sector pre-defined?) Content of research (e.g., what topics, how do new topics get included?) Process (methods) of research (e.g., participatory content of actual research?) Capacity-building (e.g., university capacity to reach out, student and community training) Evaluation (e.g., who evaluates, when, to what effect?) Knowledge mobilization (e.g., what dissemination formats are employed?)

Atlantic Node Governance

BALTA External and Internal Process Engagement SSHRC Funding Agency Social Economy Academic Partners Social Economy Practitioner Principal Investigator Social Economy Practitioner Partners