Axis 4: Social acceptance and community Engagement


Axis 4: Social acceptance and community Engagement

Responsible: Sofiane Baba

Keywords: Social acceptance; Community engagement; Community mobilization; Sustainable social acceptability; Impact on local development

This axis focuses on the engagement of local communities (both indigenous and non-indigenous) in infrastructure projects.

Specifically, it explores how local communities, seen as vital stakeholders for the successful implementation of infrastructure projects, can be mobilized and integrated at all stages of a project’s life cycle to promote its social acceptability and its impact on local development.

Some questions that characterize research in this axis include:

  • How can interaction and mobilization processes between project developers and local stakeholders promote social acceptability?
  • How do interaction and mobilization processes vary from one type of project to another?
  • How can these processes adapt to different phases of a project’s life cycle?
  • How can social acceptability be maintained over the long term?
  • What organizational skills and resources are needed to ensure the social acceptability of projects?

Project Team

Publications

Scientific Articles and Thesis :

  • Brunet, M., Choinière, O. Governance framework trajectory for major public projects: The case of Canada. Project Management Journal, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/87569728241251710
  • Brunet, M., Müller, R., Miterev, M., El Boukri, S. Editorial: Exploring the connections between Project Management Offices and Organizational Design. Project Management Journal, 55(5), 463–472.
  • Müller, R., Caron, M.-A., Drouin, N., Lereim, J., Alonderienė, R., Chmieliauskas, A., Šimkonis, S. and Šuminskienė, R. (2025), “Governance of ESG implementations: governance dimensions and their structural implementation”, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 118-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-05-2024-0107
  • Ika, L., Locatelli, G., Drouin., N. (2024) Policy-driven projects: Empowering the world to confront grand challenges European Management Journal Vol 42, Issue 6.
  • Caron, M. A., Drouin, N., Abdallah, S. B., & Radu, C. (2024). Local community’s engagement and enactment of social value from hydropower infrastructure. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 17(4/5), 755-778.

Books and Book Chapters :

  • Müller, R., Drouin, N., & Sankaran, S. (2025). Balanced Leadership: Making Use of All Leadership Skills in the Project Team. In Mastering Project Leadership (pp. 11-17). Auerbach Publications.
  • Walker, D. H., Drouin, N., Betts, M., & Love, P. E. LXRP and Program Value Generation Performance. In Strategic Integrated Program Delivery (pp. 216-234). Routledge.
  • Sankaran, S., Müller, R., & Drouin, N. (2024). Sustainable project management and its governance in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In Research Handbook on Sustainable Project Management (pp. 83-96). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Drouin, N., & Brunet, M. (2024). CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE CORRIDOR PROJECT. Handbook on Public–Private Partnerships in International Infrastructure Development: A Critical Perspective, 98.
  • Brunet, M., & Drouin, N., & Mwesigwa, L., & Siemiatycki, M. (2024) “An overview of PPPs in Canada. A Successful Canadian Case: The Samuel De Champlain bridge corridor project, in Stewart R. Clegg & Yongjian Ke & Ganesh Devkar & Vince Mangioni & Shankar Sankaran (ed.), Handbook on Public–Private Partnerships in International Infrastructure Development, chapter 4, pages 86-108, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Brunet, M., Bryson, J.M., Crosby, B.C., Drouin, N., Page, S.B., Paquet, N. (2024). An Overview of PPS in the United States.   In in Stewart R. Clegg & Yongjian Ke & Ganesh Devkar & Vince Mangioni & Shankar Sankaran (ed.), Handbook on Public–Private Partnerships in International Infrastructure Development, chapter 5, pages 109-117, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Outreach

  • Brunet, M., Baba, S., Drouin, N. A dynamic frame to conceive interrelations between governance and social acceptability in public infrastructure projects. SIG Project Organising, EURAM, Bath, juin 2024.
  • Brunet, M., El Boukri, S. Design organisationnel et bureaux de projets : partage d’expérience en lien avec la production d’un numéro spécial en l’honneur de Monique Aubry. Chaire de gestion de projet, ESG UQAM, 14 novembre 2024.
  • Choinière, O., Brunet, M. Évolution du cadre de gouvernance des grands projets publics: le cas du Canada. Colloque « Gouvernance de projets et création de valeur » de l’ACFAS, Université d’Ottawa, 14-15 mai 2024.
  • Brunet, M., El Boukri, S. Design organisationnel et bureaux de projets : partage d’expérience en lien avec la production d’un numéro spécial en l’honneur de Monique Aubry. Séminaire de recherche organisé par la Chaire de gestion de projet, ESG UQAM, 13 septembre 2024.
  • Brunet, M., Collignon, C. Conception et animation de l’atelier « Renforcez l’impact social de vos initiatives communautaires: les meilleures pratiques. » Conférence Measuring Beyond, HEC Montréal, 11février 2025.
  • Aubry, M., Brunet, M., Floricel, S. Gouvernance bilatérale et création de valeur. Colloque « Gouvernance de projets et création de valeur » de l’ACFAS, Université d’Ottawa, 14-15 mai 2024.
  • Choinière, O., Brunet, M. “Shared leadership in major complex projects: the case of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy”. Colloque AIRMAP, Amiens, 12 au 14 juin 2024
  • Nomination de Maude Brunet : Rédactrice adjointe, European Management Review (pour la Gestion de projets). Voir la nouvelle ici : https://www.hec.ca/nouvelles/2024/maude-brunet-nommee-redactrice-adjointe-european-management-review.html
  • Bérubé, J., Brunet, M. (2024) Les grands projets d’infrastructures culturelles. Quelle place pour l’art et les communautés artistiques ? Revue Vie des arts, n°274 – Printemps 2024, pp. 50-53.
  • Brunet, M., Choinière, O. Grands projets publics fédéraux : une bureaucratie de plus en plus complexe et opaque ? https://theconversation.com/grands-projets-publics-federaux-une-bureaucratie-de-plus-en-plus-complexe-et-opaque-234318, Publié le 4 septembre 2024, La Conversation.
  • Drouin, N., Caron., M-C., Liu, X. (2024). The integration of ESG principles in major infrastructure projects case studies of five Canadian firms. EURAM conference, Bath, 23-27 June
  • Brunet, M., Baba, S., Drouin., N. (2024) A dynamic framework to conceive interrelations between governance and social acceptability in public infrastructure projects. EURAM conference, Bath, 25-28 June.
  • Harvey, J., Coulombe, C., Rankohi, S., Drouin, N. (2024) Collaborative Pathways in Multi-Level Governance: Insights from Public Infrastructure Megaprojects EURAM conference, Bath, 25-28 June.
  • Muller, R., Drouin, N., Caron, M-C., Chmieliauskas,A., Alonderienė,R., Suminskiene,R., Šimkonis, S., Lereim, J. (2024) Governance of ESG Implementations: A literature review IRNOP Conference, Stockholm, 12-14 June.
  • Drouin, N., Shankar S., Müller, R. (2024) A Glimpse into Transition Theory and Project Governance Evolution IRNOP Conference, Stockholm, 12-14 June.
  • Drouin, N., Shankar S., Müller, R. (2024) A Glimpse into Tran+E20sition Theory and Project Governance Evolution IRNOP Conference, Stockholm, 12-14 June.
  • Wang, L., Drouin, N., Liu, X., (2024). Revisiting Environmental, Social, Governance of Megaprojects: A systematic literature review, IRNOP Conference, Stockholm, 12-14 June.
  • https://infra-s.uqam.ca/nouvelles/nathalie-drouin-participe-a-un-webinaire-a-grenoble-ecole-de-management/
  • https://infra-s.uqam.ca/nouvelles/nathalie-drouin-participe-a-un-webinaire-a-grenoble-ecole-de-management/
  • IPMA International Project Management Association, Honorary Membership of Serbian Project management Association (IPMA Serbia 2024)
  • 2024 Emerald Literati Awards for: Iftikhar, R., Majeed, M., & Drouin, N. (2023). Crisis management process for project-based organizations. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 16(8), 100-125.
  • Célébration de la Carrière Distinguée de Ralf Müller à la Conférence IRNOP 2024

2024-2025

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2024

Project Team

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Publications

Scientific Articles and Thesis :

  • Baba, S., Mercier, N., & Guesthier, A. A. (2024). Fostering the social license to operate: An integrative framework of organizational antecedents. Resources Policy, 89, 104538.
  • Baba, Sofiane; Hafsi, Taïeb; Bradley, Samuel. (2023). Carole Robert ou l’innovation en développement durable : l’aventure de la Fondation BDA en Afrique. Revue internationale de cas en gestion. 21(1)
  • Baba, Sofiane; Dahan, Jacqueline. (2023). Social license to operate: An integrative framework. Management International.
  • Baba, S., & Brunet, M. (2023). Project legitimacy: Towards a theoretical framework. European Management Review.

Books and Book Chapters :

  • Brunet, M. Baba, S. (2023). Social acceptability and governance for public infrastructure projects. Drouin, N. Sankaran, S. Müller, R. Research Handbook for the Governance of Projects.

Outreach

Funding