What does it mean to “connect your work to an ongoing conversation”?

Thomson, Pat (2022) What does it mean to “connect your work to an ongoing conversation”? Impact of Social Sciences Blog (31 Mar 2022). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Placing your research within a wider academic discourse or ‘conversation’ is a standard requirement for academic writing, but what does it actually mean? In this cross-post, Pat Thomson, explores the concept and suggests that three principles: supporting an argument, indicating an approach and evaluation to outline a new position, form the basic elements of connecting your work to a research conversation.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2022 12:51
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 13:41
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114730

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