When the Topic Is Racism: Research and Advocacy with A Community Coalition

Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. An account of a community-led study on racism in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is presented. A number of issues raised by the project that relate to the role of research consultants working in social justice initiatives at community leve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haluza-DeLay, Randolph 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: Social justice
Year: 2003, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 77-90
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Ethnocentrism
Social Movements
Social Change
Communities
Racism
Community Organization
Strategic Planning
Research
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Summary:Part of a special issue on applied research and social justice. An account of a community-led study on racism in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is presented. A number of issues raised by the project that relate to the role of research consultants working in social justice initiatives at community level are discussed—research questions, research methods, the intersection of theory and practical value, research as knowledge production, research as disguised activism, and research as divisive in the community.