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Research careers and research assessment reform: a 'public values' perspective

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper contributes to studies of research careers as a mediating structure that links knowledge production activities and societal institutions and expectations. It develops a ‘public values’ conceptual framework for understanding research careers, building on existing approaches from the sociology of science. It discusses this framework in the context of recent approaches to the reform of research assessment. It argues that a public values approach to research careers is sensitive to the heterogeneity of research careers – in terms of scientific disciplines and career stage – while providing a coherent framework for thinking about these careers in the context of evolving societal expectations about the contributions of publicly funded science.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14162538

Authors: Woolley, Richard, Stack, Shauna

Institutions: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Gestión de la Innovación y del Conocimiento, Universitat Politècnica de València, Institut für Höhere Studien - Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)

Language: English

Topic: scientometrics and bibliometrics research

Subfield: Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: Scientific Understanding and Provision of an Enhanced and Robust Monitoring system for RRI