Abstract
This postdoctoral research explores the conditions that foster sustainable intersectoral collaboration to support young children and families living in adversity. The project examines an innovative initiative of community-based concertation in the Saint-Pie-X neighborhood of Québec City, Canada. This area is characterized by high social deprivation, significant migration, and elevated levels of violence, making it a compelling site for studying collaborative responses to complex social challenges. The study focuses on how institutional, community, and educational actors negotiate affective, legal, and communal dimensions of social recognition within collaborative spaces, and how these dynamics shape the sustainability and effectiveness of partnerships. Methodologically, the project employs qualitative approaches, combining semi-structured interviews with participatory discussion groups involving forty stakeholders from health, social intervention, education, community, and municipal sectors. Preliminary findings highlight both the opportunities and tensions of intersectoral collaboration in contexts of structural disadvantage. These include how social recognition practices can reinforce trust and engagement, but also how institutional constraints risk reproducing silos and burnout among partners. The paper underscores the role of recognition as an ethical and practical foundation for building resilient, cross-sector partnerships in complex social environments.
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Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Intersectoral Collaboration, Social Recognition, Child and Family Welfare, Neglect Prevention
