Law and Social Change in Ghana. By W. B. Harvey. [Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. 1966. xiii and 453 pp. £4 in the United Kingdom.]

1967 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-277
Author(s):  
H. H. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
New Jersey ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Societal Impact as ‘Rituals of Verification’ and The Co-Production of Knowledge

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Crawford
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
Research Excellence Framework ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Societal Impacts ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Thinking about and operationalizing societal impacts have become defining characteristics of university-based research, especially in the United Kingdom. This paper reflects on this unfolding shift in the conceptualization and practice of research with particular regard to criminology. It traces the development of new regulatory regimes that seek to measure research performance and render impact auditable. It argues that these ‘rituals of verification’ engender instrumental and narrow interpretations of impact that accord less space to research-informed social change as a non-linear and uncertain endeavour. This is juxtaposed with a conception of societal impact rooted in methodologies of co-production. Insights from the UK Research Excellence Framework 2014 and 2021 inform discussions and are contrasted with collaborative research efforts to apply co-production in policing research.

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