Multilevel and intersectoral governance

Intersectoral governance can be defined as "the networking and sharing of information, resources, activities and capabilities between organizations from at least two different sectors of activity in order to achieve ends that would otherwise not be achievable by one of these sectors alone". This definition, freely adapted from the work of Bryson, Crosby and Stone (2006), helps us understand that intersectoral collaboration at the governance level can go further when the resources or capacity of a single actor in the territory are not or no longer sufficient.

Based on this premise, the development of several projects in local services for vulnerable populations has shown that more often than not the actions are multiple, complex and can affect several mandates or responsibilities other than health and services.
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This programming is based on a concern to be part of the discussions around the fight against homelessness and people who are far from health and care systems. The aim is to better understand the problems and responses to homelessness, particularly at the organizational level. In this sense, research has confirmed the importance of documenting and analyzing, in particular, the different governance and collaboration models put in place and of better identifying the influencing factors that can facilitate or constrain these processes.

The main objective of this research program is to propose a comparative analysis of intersectoral multilevel governance within homelessness initiatives in several regions of Quebec and to propose results that can be disseminated to other contexts.