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Effective strategies that enhance the social impact of social sciences and humanities research

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    Identificador: imarina:9173236
    Autors:
    Aiello, EmiliaDonovan, ClaireDuque, ElenaFabrizio, SerenaFlecha, RamonHolm, PoulMolina, SilviaOliver, EstherReale, Emanuela
    Resum:
    Background: We are witnessing increasing demand from governments and society for all sciences to have relevant social impact and to show the returns they provide to society. Aims and objectives: This paper reports strategies that promote social impact by Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research projects. Methods: An in-depth analysis of six Social Sciences and Humanities research projects that achieved social impact was carried out to identify those strategies. For each case study, project documents were analysed and qualitative fieldwork was conducted with diverse agents, including researchers, stakeholders and end-users, with a communicative orientation. Findings: The strategies that were identified as contributing to achieving social impact include a clear focus of the project on social impact and the definition of an active strategy for achieving it; a meaningful involvement of stakeholders and end-users throughout the project lifespan, including local organisations, underprivileged end-users, and policy makers who not only are recipients of knowledge generated by the research projects but participate in the co-creation of knowledge; coordination between projects' and stakeholders' activities; and dissemination activities that show useful evidence and are oriented toward creating space for public deliberation with a diverse public. Discussion and conclusions: The strategies identified can enhance the social impact of Social Sciences and Humanities research. Furthermore, gathering related data, such as collaboration with stakeholders, use of projects' findings and the effects of their implementation, could allow researchers to track the social impact of the projects and enhance the evaluation of research impact.
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    Autor segons l'article: Aiello, Emilia; Donovan, Claire; Duque, Elena; Fabrizio, Serena; Flecha, Ramon; Holm, Poul; Molina, Silvia; Oliver, Esther; Reale, Emanuela;
    Departament: Pedagogia
    Autor/s de la URV: Molina Roldan, Silvia
    Paraules clau: Strategies Ssh research Social impact of research Research evaluation Quality Productive interactions Payback Knowledge Assessing policy
    Resum: Background: We are witnessing increasing demand from governments and society for all sciences to have relevant social impact and to show the returns they provide to society. Aims and objectives: This paper reports strategies that promote social impact by Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research projects. Methods: An in-depth analysis of six Social Sciences and Humanities research projects that achieved social impact was carried out to identify those strategies. For each case study, project documents were analysed and qualitative fieldwork was conducted with diverse agents, including researchers, stakeholders and end-users, with a communicative orientation. Findings: The strategies that were identified as contributing to achieving social impact include a clear focus of the project on social impact and the definition of an active strategy for achieving it; a meaningful involvement of stakeholders and end-users throughout the project lifespan, including local organisations, underprivileged end-users, and policy makers who not only are recipients of knowledge generated by the research projects but participate in the co-creation of knowledge; coordination between projects' and stakeholders' activities; and dissemination activities that show useful evidence and are oriented toward creating space for public deliberation with a diverse public. Discussion and conclusions: The strategies identified can enhance the social impact of Social Sciences and Humanities research. Furthermore, gathering related data, such as collaboration with stakeholders, use of projects' findings and the effects of their implementation, could allow researchers to track the social impact of the projects and enhance the evaluation of research impact.
    Àrees temàtiques: Social sciences, interdisciplinary Social sciences (miscellaneous) Political sciences and international relations Physiology Orthopedics and sports medicine Interdisciplinary research in the social sciences Ciencias sociales Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: silvia.molina@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-9736-0381
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-07-27
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/ep/2021/00000017/00000001/art00008#
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Evidence & Policy. 17 (1): 131-146
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Aiello, Emilia; Donovan, Claire; Duque, Elena; Fabrizio, Serena; Flecha, Ramon; Holm, Poul; Molina, Silvia; Oliver, Esther; Reale, Emanuela; (2021). Effective strategies that enhance the social impact of social sciences and humanities research. Evidence & Policy, 17(1), 131-146. DOI: 10.1332/174426420X15834126054137
    DOI de l'article: 10.1332/174426420X15834126054137
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2021
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Physiology,Social Sciences (Miscellaneous),Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
    Strategies
    Ssh research
    Social impact of research
    Research evaluation
    Quality
    Productive interactions
    Payback
    Knowledge
    Assessing policy
    Social sciences, interdisciplinary
    Social sciences (miscellaneous)
    Political sciences and international relations
    Physiology
    Orthopedics and sports medicine
    Interdisciplinary research in the social sciences
    Ciencias sociales
    Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine
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