What happens when journalists join in the discussion in the often-frightening comments section below their articles?
Why journalists should engage with their readers: a view from Slovakia Read More »
In recent years, research impact has emerged to become a part of the everyday life of UK academics. The underlying logic of the impact agenda, as reflected in policy documents, is that excellent research would lead to societal benefits (see for example RCUK). But how do these policy expectations fit with the realities of knowledge exchange and impact work?
A recent report by the CCC (the Committee on Climate Change) made its low-key way to Parliament (‘The compatibility of UK onshore petroleum with meeting the UK’s carbon budgets’). In it, a key message: shale gas exploitation, commonly known as ‘fracking’, if it is carried out on a significant scale, will be incompatible with the UK’s climate change targets. To be clear, this means for instance that both the UK carbon budgets, and the 2050 commitment to reducing emissions by at least 80% would be compromised.
Targets for climate change policy: a special case? Read More »
Academics working in the UK are being increasingly encouraged and incentivised to seek research impact beyond the academy, and the consequences of these changes have caused alarm for some.
The recent discussion in parliament, which passed the motion to replace Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent submarines, was a rare occasion where a defence procurement decision hit the headlines.
Target setting, accountability and defence procurement Read More »
Book review: Drawing on a detailed case study of Scotland’s National Health Service, Publics and Their Health Systems: Rethinking Participation is a novel contribution to the growing academic engagement with the institutionalisation of public participation as a routine feature of governance.
Book review: publics and their health systems: rethinking participation by Ellen Stewart Read More »
The shift towards ‘evidence-based’ policymaking and pressure from the EU have pushed European governments to increasingly make use of technocratic expertise in policymaking, write Elke Heins and Hartwig Pautz. They call for a new research agenda to explore the facets of ‘independent evidence’ and the role of austerity in European governments’ policy responses to the Great Recession.
Post-crisis policymaking in Europe: the politics of expertise Read More »
In this post, Christina Boswell discusses the ways the quantification of immigration targets influences the way we shape immigration policies.
We look back on a busy year and talk about the next steps for SKAPE.
SKAPE is 1 year old! Read More »
In this blog, Tineke Broer and Martyn Pickersgill discuss whether and how policy documents engage with the neurosciences in relation to three different stages in the life course.
