The PPOCIR initiative is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council through a Partnership Development Grant.
Directory of Academic Researches with a Consumer Interest
This Directory provides contact information for scholars who are involved in Canada-focused consumer interest research. It offers a means for researchers involved in academic PPOCIR work to self-identify. The Directory was developed, with financial support from Industry Canada.
- PPOCIR Partnership Workshop 2015 – Information for Participants
- PPOCIR Partnership Workshop 2015 – Presentations
PPOCIR Partnership Publications
- 2018 Workshop Summaries Public Policy Oriented Consumer Interest Research (PDF) – a SSHRC-supported Workshop held on December 6th and 7th, 2018
- 2017 Workshop Summaries Public Policy Oriented Consumer Interest Research (PDF) – a SSHRC-supported Workshop held on December 7th and 8th, 2017
- 2016 Workshop Summaries Public Policy Oriented Consumer Interest Research (PDF) – a SSHRC-supported Workshop held on December 9th, 2016
- 2015 Workshop Summaries Public Policy Oriented Consumer Interest Research (PDF) – a SSHRC-supported Workshop held on December 7th, 2015
- 2014 Workshop Summaries Public Policy Oriented Consumer Interest Research – a SSHRC-supported Workshop held on December 5, 2014
- “Public Policy Issues and Consumer Interest Research Communications“, an introduction to the PPOCIR Compendium of Disciplinary Surveys.
- Disciplinary Survey 1: An Overview of the Behavioural Sciences for Public Policy Oriented Consumer Interest Research (PDF)
- Disciplinary Survey 2: An Overview of Technology Law from a Public Policy Oriented Consumer Interest Research Perspective (PDF)
- Disciplinary Survey 3: Business Management Sciences Disciplinary Survey on the intersection of new internet/ICT business models and consumer protection (PDF)
- Year 1 Overview
Background Information on PPOCIR
Work on the following reports was undertaken as part of exchanges preceding the development of a formal PPOCIR Partnership.
- “Academic Consumer Interest Research (CIR) in Policy-Making: Strengthening a Canadian Network”, a SSHRC-supported workshop held on September 30th 2012.
- “An Overview of Academic Consumer Interest Research in Canada”, an Industry Canada Consumer Trends Update published in Spring 2013 (available here).
- “Consumer Interest Research (CIR) Primer for Policy-Making Purposes”, a 2012 report prepared by Sue McGregor for Industry Canada (available here)
- “Bibliometric Analysis of Consumer Issues Research in Canada and in Other Leading Countries”, a 2008 report prepared by Science-Metrix for Industry Canada
- Assessing the Partnership Initiative (PPT)