Collaboration in the context of COVID- 19 : The views of practitioners regarding obstacles encountered while working with criminalized individuals

This article examines the responses of 81 Quebec practitioners working with criminalized individuals aged 16 to 35 who were surveyed about the challenges posed by the pandemic crisis in terms of intra- and inter- organizational collaboration. These practitioners, affiliated to various public and community agencies, completed, between November 2020 and June 2021, a questionnaire regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their ability to work in collaboration with other practitioners. The findings of this study show that the crisis has had particularly powerful effects on the organizational dimension of collaboration, and even more so on the interactional dimension of collaboration. More specifically, the findings indicate how human relationships constitute an essential aspect of collaborative practices, regarding both collaboration among practitioners and collaboration with clients. In conclusion, this article provides an opportunity to reflect on the conditions essential for collaborative work between practitioners, as well as on the expectations one should have with regard to the integration of services and the support of criminalized individuals.

Health crisis and the EU’s HERA: amplifying partial organizing with resourcing for stability, agility, and evolvability

What design recommendations can be made for European Union (EU) organizing its health crisis preparedness and emergency response? The EU has recently established the Health Emergency Response and Health Authority (HERA) for coping with crises. However, as an international organization that lacks a legal means of extending its mandate over EU member states, HERA can potentially fail in its mission. To help prevent this potential failure, we make design recommendations that draw on resourcing theory to complement the limited-or partial-organizing capabilities of HERA. The design recommendations are tailored to three schemas that the analysis of the stakeholder feedback suggests: stability, agility, and evolvability. We outline HERA's current actions and deliverables as mandated in its founding and suggest additional examples of ways to amplify crisis preparedness and emergency response. These recommendations stem from the proposed resourcing perspective within the constraints of an international, partial organization. We conclude with implications for future research and practice, focusing on how stability, agility and evolvability can amplify the HERA's ability to meet its expectations.