Creating a new articulation between research and practice through policy? The views and experiences of researchers and practitioners

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Objectives: In 1990, the Quebec Social Research Council – a body financing social research in Quebec, Canada – launched a new policy encouraging the development of social research units within health care organizations. Through financial incentives, it encouraged the implementation of long-term collaborations between researchers and practitioners with the purpose of transforming both scientific knowledge production and professional practices. This paper examines the perceptions of researchers and practitioners regarding the attributes and the usefulness of this collaborative research policy.