McNamara, Lawrence Joseph orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-2416 (2019) Understanding Research Impact in Law:The research excellence framework and engagement with UK governments. King's Law Journal. pp. 437-469. ISSN 1757-8442
Abstract
Understanding how impact occurs is critical if research is to effectively inform law, policy and practice. Existing scholarship on impact has theorised the way impact occurs, but there is a dearth of information about practice, especially in law. This article examines the pathways to impact that legal scholars experience, and specifically focuses on the concept of engagement. Studying the REF 2014 data and, through surveys of researchers named in case studies and research directors in UK law schools, the article explores how researchers engage with UK governments, providing insights into access, processes, challenges and resources. It shows that successful engagement and impact in government is far more dependent on chance than is appropriate or necessary and contests the dominance of the ‘research impact’ model, arguing that ‘researcher impact’ provides a better framework. The results suggest that the enhancement of impact requires a better understanding of the interaction underpinning it.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 School of Law, King’s College London. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Law School |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2018 17:00 |
Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2025 00:07 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09615768.2018.1558572 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09615768.2018.1558572 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139755 |
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