Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is one of the world’s leading institutions in the generation and application of new knowledge to meet the challenges of international development.  IDRC works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

 

Housed in IDRC’s Special Initiatives Division, the Canadian Partnerships program actively collaborates with the various sectors of Canadian society dealing with global issues from a knowledge and policy perspective.  In keeping with the Centre’s mandate of empowerment through knowledge, it supports the contribution of research and knowledge to Canada’s involvement in the pursuit of international development.  The Canadian Partnerships Program supports Canada’s growing interest in internationalizing its universities, and the trend within Canadian civil society organizations to do and use research to inform national and international policies, as well as their own programming priorities.  The program also encourages collaboration among the different sectors of the Canadian development research community: academic institutions, professional associations, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and private sector organizations.  This collaboration frequently involves the participation of Southern partners, in the expectation that it will be of mutual benefit to Canada and the Global South.

 

The papers in this series have been developed in the context of Canadian Partnerships’ work.  They are intended to contribute knowledge and stimulate debate on critical issues surrounding research cooperation and Canada’s role in development and poverty eradication.  The views expressed in the Canadian Partnerships Working Papers are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily represent those of IDRC or its Board of Governors.

 

IDRC’s Canadian Partnerships Working Papers are published and distributed primarily in electronic format via www.idrc.ca.  Hardcopies are available upon request (please contact cp@idrc.ca).  The working papers may be copied and circulated freely for research and educational purposes, provided that the author(s) and IDRC are duly cited.