To enhance our research on the Dutch social assistance system, we, Boudewijn Goos and Arjen de Wit, are setting up a stakeholder group or ‘think tank’ to collaboratively create knowledge for current or future research related to social assistance.
This research is part of the Co-Creation for Inclusive Knowledges Lab
This group will include other researchers, policymakers, representatives of people receiving social assistance, and welfare recipients themselves. We plan to discuss various research ideas or findings – from ourselves and other researchers – in a plenary session approximately twice a year. Our goal is to enrich the value of scientific research by collaboratively refining how we frame research questions, design studies, interpret results, and apply our findings to inform policy and practice. We aim to make our research—as well as that of others in the field of social welfare and related areas—more relevant and beneficial to those affected by these issues in their everyday lives. Assuming that knowledge exists only where it is used, the think tank serves as a place where everyone leaves with new ideas applicable to daily life. Thus, this project not only fuels new perspectives for our studies but also has intrinsic value by facilitating dialogue among people with varying perspectives.
