The goal for the Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network is to contribute to the theory and practice of the social economy in the Atlantic region. Here at the Institute of Island Studies we corordiante Subnode 2 of this research network, our focus is on inclusion and empowerment in the social economy.
INTERNSHIPS
Since 2006, the Institute of Island Studies has housed 3 International Internships which are apart of the Canadian International Development Agency and the Youth Employment Strategy of the Government of Canada. These internships take place on the Island of Chiloé, Chile and work with NGO's on the ground that focus on Aboriginal Issues and Rights.
- Youth Engagement with Community and Natural Resources (underway)
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH
In 2008 this project, which is spearheaded by Jean Hughes PhD(Dal / Nursing & Psychiatry / IWK) was ranked the highest out of the competition at the Letter of Intent stage. The Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) will support a community-based, interdisciplinary, mixed methods, participatory study in 3 rural communities in Atlantic Canada. It will support new research that tests a range of community-driven, evidence-based strategies designed to enhance youth engagement and mental health. Our team is currently working on the full proposal which will be submitted in October, 2008.
NORTH ATLANTIC FORUM (NAF)
The first phase of the North Atlantic Islands Program came to an end with the inaugural North Atlantic Forum, held in Charlottetown September 17–19, 1998.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND-TASMANIA WRITER'S EXCHANGE
PEI-Tasmania Writer's Exchange
Institute of Island Studies