Social Economy, Community Resilience and the Transition to Sustainability - Formal Partnerships

Abstract

The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is launching a new research program called Scaling Innovation for Sustainability - also known as the Social Economy, Community Resilience and the Transition to Sustainability Project. The initial phase (2012-2014) is a development phase to develop the framework and plans for the new research program. It also includes development of the research partnership itself. This document provides some explanation of the BALTA approach to research partnership and of specific aspects of the partnership functioning for this project.