| Knowledge Mobilisation and the Social Sciences: Research Impact and Engagement Contributor(s): Bannister, Jon (Editor), Hardill, Irene (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138806757 ISBN-13: 9781138806757 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.42 |
| Series: Contemporary Issues in Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (1.25 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays presented in this volume examine knowledge mobilisation and its relation to research impact and engagement. The social sciences matter because they can help us to understand and address the complex challenges confronting society. This is particularly true in an era of significant downward pressure on public expenditure, a consequence of the global fiscal crisis, when there is a striking need to ensure that policies are demonstrably effective and efficient. The impact agenda in the UK, reflected in parallel global debates, actively encourages the social sciences to make and demonstrate a difference; to justify and protect social science funding. This volume shows how knowledge mobilisation can be thought of systematically as a process, encompassing engagement, leading to the co-production and channelling of knowledge to make a difference in the economy and society. This book was originally published as a special issue of Contemporary Social Science. |
