Equal Opportunities International: Volume 27 Issue 2

The “new” policy partnership: Academic researchers and government officials partnering toward social equity

Mary Gatta, Kevin P. McCabe

The purpose of this paper is to introduce this special issue on “the ‘new’ policy partnership”.

Voices from the past, lessons for the future: Learning from the history of sociology in government

Julie N. Zimmerman

As academic fields increasingly turn to social action and seek partnerships with groups beyond the academy, so too are we looking for guidance. Rural sociology developed out of…

Working together: a corrections‐academic partnership that works

Douglas Gerardi, Nancy Wolff

The purpose of this paper is to describe a corrections–academic partnership that works, the essential factors that influence its success and productivity, and how this partnership…

Connecting fractured lives to a fragmented system: Chicago housing for health partnership

Christine George, Jennifer Nargang Chernega, Sarah Stawiski, Anne Figert, Arturo Valdivia Bendixen

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the nation's first hospital to housing for homeless individuals. The Chicago Housing for Health Partnership (CHHP), a Housing First and…

Owning and implementing labour market research: A partnership of academics, trade unions, equality advocates and local government officers in the UK

Cinnamon Bennett

The purpose of this paper is to describe the Gender, Employment and Local Labour Market (GELLM) Programme of Research (2003‐2006), which is delivered through a partnership of…

Interview: Jane Oates on collaborations between academia and government policy makers

Teresa M. Boyer

The purpose of this interview is to gain insight from the career of policy‐maker and researcher, Jane Oates, on the collaborations between academia and government to effect social…

Power, Knowledge, and Politics: Policy Analysis in the States

Heather McKay