Building Community: Social Science in Action

Abstract

FIRST SECTION: WHY COLLABORATE AND MODELS OF HOW TO University Community Collaborative Research: Adding Chairs at the Research Table Effective Models of Collaboration SECOND SECTION: CASE STUDIES OF COLLABORATION IN VARIOUS SUBSTANTIVE AREAS Racial, Ethnic and Economic Diversity Pipedream of the Politically Correct or Are There Working Models? Whose Environment, Whose Problem? Collaborative Research is Changing the Environmental Movement New Models for Community-Based Research and Learning Health Issues Community Control/Voice Conclusion Collaboration Gives Hope and Voice in an Age of Disenchantment