Projekt

Many governments are showing a political commitment to research impact in their respective environments by investing in research evaluation initiatives at different scales. Often the initiatives are characterised by pragmatism, with little attention to underlying value judgements. This creates an urgent need for comparative work with a strong theoretical and empirical basis to study the effects of national evaluation initiatives around impact and societal value. The project will address this need through a multi-country and multi-method study of research evaluation initiatives in Germany, Australia, the United Kingdom, Poland and South Africa. Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team, the project seeks to (1) produce a comprehensive cross-national and cross-disciplinary overview of research systems with regard to scientific and societal value; (2) investigate what is considered worthwhile research within and between countries; (3) compare the effects of different research evaluation initiatives around impact on research practice in different countries; (4) develop an integrated conceptual framework of scientific and societal value to improve science policy and science practice; and (5) advance stakeholders' understanding of the effects of research impact assessment for better future evaluation.

• Dr. Stephan Gauch

  Humboldt-Universität Berlin
  Philosophische Fakultät
  Robert Merton Zentrum für Wissenschaftsforschung
  Berlin
  

• Dr. Marta Wróblewska

  SWPS University
  Warsaw
  Polen
  

• Prof. Dr. Nelius Boshoff

  Stellenbosch University
  Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science
  and Technology (CREST)
  Stellenbosch
  Südafrika
  

• Dr. Kate Williams

  University of Melbourne
  School of Social and Political Sciences
  Politics
  Melbourne
  Australien