Collaborative, Inclusive and Engaged Research: Working with Diverse Communities

Faculty of Law - Common Law Section
Research
Equity, diversity and inclusion

By Common Law

Communication, Faculty of Law

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While community-based research can be challenging and emotionally draining, enormous benefits can be gained from working directly with the people who are affected by legal problems.

In this video, which captures a panel discussion from the fourth day of the Autumn School on the Methodology of Research in Law, Dr. Jude Mary Cénat, Professor Eva Ottawa, Professor François Larocque and Professor Delphine Nakache share with us their collaborative, inclusive and engaged research methods from their work with diverse communities.

Each researcher points to the enormous benefits that can be gained from working directly with people who are affected by legal problems and who stand to see their lives improve through research-based solutions.

See the full video.

Eva Ottawa

“I saw what research could do: the power to rebalance power relationships, and the power to bring about a more egalitarian dialogue.”

Eva Ottawa

— Assistant professor, Civil Law Section, Faculty of Law