Delivering research impact that is aligned to social priorities requires public participation throughout the process

Hill, Steven, Morrow, Elizabeth and Ross, Fiona (2016) Delivering research impact that is aligned to social priorities requires public participation throughout the process. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (13 Oct 2016). Website.

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The notion that increased public participation is a key component of research impact has developed and gained traction. Indeed, recent analysis has shown that public and user participation does play a key role in delivering impact. However, how does this participation work in practice? Steven Hill, Elizabeth Morrow and Fiona Ross note that the majority of public engagement focuses on the dissemination of findings. Consultation and collaboration remain uncommon, with public participation rarely extending to the framing and development of research questions. Such narrow use of participation risks missing opportunities to align impact more closely with social priorities.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author(s) CC BY 3.0
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2017 10:01
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 15:04
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/70352

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