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_aGow, James _eauthor. |
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_aImpact in international affairs : _bthe quest for world-leading research / _cJames Gow and Henry Redwood. |
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_aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2022. |
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300 | _a138p. | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
520 | _a"This book examines how and to what extent academic research in politics and international studies has had 'impact' - in doing so, it also considers what might characterise 'world leading' research impact. International Relations was always meant to have impact - it was intended to make a difference in the world, when the subject was formally founded to understand and prevent war in 1919. This volume addresses the concept of 'impact' and offers a typology of the term - instrumental, conceptual, capacity building and procedural. The authors examine 111 impact case studies in the UK Research Excellence Framework (2014) that were classified as having achieved the highest level of evaluation, and they identify eight characteristics that mark 'world leading' impact. The book concludes that process, public and media engagement are previously underestimated aspects of impact in official approaches and that achieving the top levels and generally better performance were possible, but that factors such as the nature of the subject, the approach of researchers and mean-spiritedness in the peer review process inhibited this. This book will be of much interest to students of politics and international studies, as well as educational research and policymakers"-- | ||
546 | _aEnglish. | ||
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_aInternational relations _xResearch _vCase studies. |
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_aRedwood, Henry _eauthor. |
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