Research Chair on the Social Aspects of Blood Donation: An unprecedented partnership in the world of joint research in Quebec
Using the Research Chair on Social Aspects of Blood Donation (Héma-Québec-INRS) as a case study, this research note analyzes the conditions for implementing joint research approaches as well as issues concerning the recognition of knowledge produced in such a framework. The research chair, initiated in 2007 and rooted in a collaboration between the social sciences and the biomedical community, offers the opportunity to reflect on the impacts of research done outside universities and on the encounter between researchers from practice settings and university researchers.