Dimensions of Impact in the Social Sciences : : The Case of Social Policy, Sociology and Political Science Research / / Tina Haux.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Haux, Tina,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (148 p.)

Impact has become a central part of the assessment criteria for academic worth. It has been adopted by many research funding bodies, and it is firmly embedded in the British Research Excellence Framework. However, a clear definition of impact remains elusive and guidance on how exactly to achieve it is often superficial. This concise, informative book analyses impact across the social sciences. It draws on the analysis of the most highly ranked British impact case studies from the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, as well as fifteen interviews with senior academics, providing a longitudinal and critical framing of impact. The author concludes with valuable recommendations of how and when scholars can achieve impact.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Lists of tables and boxes -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Dimension 1: The role of academic research in policymaking -- Researching impact -- Dimension 2: The nature of the underlying research and characteristics of the researchers -- Dimension 3: The nature and reach of impact -- Dimension 4: Taking the long view: looking back over 40 years of Social Policy -- Summary and conclusions -- Appendix -- References -- Index