Hayton, R orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-0035 (2018) The impact agenda and the study of British politics. British Politics, 13 (3). pp. 361-373. ISSN 1746-918X
Abstract
This article attempts to discern the nature of impact in relation to the British politics sub-field of political studies. It reviews evidence from REF2014 to establish how political scientists working in this area understood and tried to demonstrate impact. It critically appraises how the impact agenda is affecting how research into British politics is prioritised, undertaken and disseminated, and questions whether this is a good thing for the sub-discipline. The implications of this for the shape of British politics research going forward are considered. While welcoming the possibility of a re-centring of scholarly attention on British politics, the article cautions against a retreat to the parameters of the British Political Tradition and the Westminster Model view.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Macmillan Publishers Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2018. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in British Politics. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41293-018-0083-y. |
Keywords: | impact; engagement; Research Excellence Framework (REF); British Politics; Westminster Model |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2018 10:48 |
Last Modified: | 07 Mar 2019 01:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/s41293-018-0083-y |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:128519 |