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| Author: | Smith, K. |
| Title: | Research, policy and funding - academic treadmills and the squeeze on intellectual spaces |
| Journal: | British Journal of Sociology
2010 : MAR, VOL. 61:1, p.176-195 |
| Index terms: | sociology health United Kingdom |
| Freeterms: | public sociology research funding evidence-based policy knowledge transfer health inequalities |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Drawing on empirical research exploring the relationship between health inequalities research and policy in Scotland and England this study discusses data from interviews with academic researchers. The paper responds to Burawoy's suggestion that we should apply sociology to ourselves in order to become more conscious of global forces driving our research. The results suggest that the growing pressure to produce policy relevant research is diminishing the capacity of academia to provide a space for innovation. It is also argued that we ought to pay more attention to how the process of seeking research funding shapes academic research and mediates the interplay between research and policy. |
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