Tension in Interpretations of the Social Impact of the Social Sciences: Walking a Tightrope Between Divergent Conceptualizations of Research Utilization

In Finland, the discussion surrounding the impact of research on society has continued for two decades without a consensus on how impact should be part of research evaluation. In this paper, I examine the conceptions of social impact in the field of social sciences from the perspectives of policy au...

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Main Author: Juha-Pekka Lauronen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-04-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221089967