Partnership Research: A Pathway to Realize Multistakeholder Participation
Partnership research projects between academic researchers, service providers, policy makers, and persons from vulnerable populations are increasingly promoted as a means to inform and improve research and practice. Key elements in partnership research are the participation of multiple stakeholders...
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| author | Wilma Numans Tine Van Regenmortel René Schalk |
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| description | Partnership research projects between academic researchers, service providers, policy makers, and persons from vulnerable populations are increasingly promoted as a means to inform and improve research and practice. Key elements in partnership research are the participation of multiple stakeholders and a shared responsibility and control over ideas, processes, and outcomes. This sounds clear, yet it is susceptible to various interpretations and coloring, creating the risk of unbalanced power between stakeholders and researcher. In this article, we present a case study in which partnership research is applied in the form of multistakeholder participation. In combination with theoretical concepts, we provide insight into how a partnership based on a nonhierarchical relationship between stakeholders and researcher is developed. We highlight three issues, being the reach, the depth of participation, and the power dynamics between stakeholders and researcher. The findings presented here focus on the partnership research process and the participation of multiple stakeholders as partners. Further research is needed to gain insight in the effectiveness of partnership research, that is, in how a partnership succeeds or fails to reach research goals, for example, improvement of practice, impact, and empowerment of stakeholders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df6fc31a8c9c4c0cad91bb8a0795d06d2022-12-22T00:16:01ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods1609-40692019-10-011810.1177/1609406919884149Partnership Research: A Pathway to Realize Multistakeholder ParticipationWilma Numans0Tine Van Regenmortel1René Schalk2 Tranzo, Scientific Center for Care and Welfare, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, the Netherlands Research Group Social and Economic Policy and Social Integration, HIVA KU Leuven, Belgium Department of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, the NetherlandsPartnership research projects between academic researchers, service providers, policy makers, and persons from vulnerable populations are increasingly promoted as a means to inform and improve research and practice. Key elements in partnership research are the participation of multiple stakeholders and a shared responsibility and control over ideas, processes, and outcomes. This sounds clear, yet it is susceptible to various interpretations and coloring, creating the risk of unbalanced power between stakeholders and researcher. In this article, we present a case study in which partnership research is applied in the form of multistakeholder participation. In combination with theoretical concepts, we provide insight into how a partnership based on a nonhierarchical relationship between stakeholders and researcher is developed. We highlight three issues, being the reach, the depth of participation, and the power dynamics between stakeholders and researcher. The findings presented here focus on the partnership research process and the participation of multiple stakeholders as partners. Further research is needed to gain insight in the effectiveness of partnership research, that is, in how a partnership succeeds or fails to reach research goals, for example, improvement of practice, impact, and empowerment of stakeholders.https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919884149 |
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| title | Partnership Research: A Pathway to Realize Multistakeholder Participation |
| title_full | Partnership Research: A Pathway to Realize Multistakeholder Participation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Partnership Research: A Pathway to Realize Multistakeholder Participation |
| title_short | Partnership Research: A Pathway to Realize Multistakeholder Participation |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919884149 |
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