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Whose Project is it Anyway? Sharing and shaping the research and development agenda
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Project-based OrganizationPartnership ResearchProject ManagementSustainable DevelopmentEducationResearch EthicsMulti-stakeholder ResearchPublic-private PartnershipSocial SciencesWhose ProjectCollaborative GovernancePublic InvolvementRecurrent ThemesPublic PolicyCommunity EngagementDesignResearch-practice PartnershipOpen CollaborationService UsersDevelopment AgendaCommunity DevelopmentCommunity-based Research
The NHS and Community Care Act 1990 (NHSCCA) requires that local authorities should consult with service users in their review and planning of services. This requirement is open to various levels of interpretation. The exercise becomes more complex when planning and review are based on a funded research project, in which the voice of users can easily be lost or their participation only nominal. This article examines some of the key issues and dilemmas in partnership research, through critical evaluation of a research project in which the authors were involved. Paradoxically, it is issues of power, control, expertise, authority and accountability which emerge as recurrent themes in examination of the practice of partnership.