R. Pain
Geographies of impact: power, participation and potential
Pain, R.; Kesby, M.; Askins, K.
Authors
M. Kesby
K. Askins
Abstract
In this paper we offer a critique and an alternative to current proposals to include the economic and social impacts of research in the next UK audit of academic research. In contrast to most responses from UK academics, our argument is for impact; while the growing marketisation of knowledge is to be deplored, resources and activities within universities do have a vital role to play in progressive social change. The problem is that the current proposals will produce and retrench an elite model of power/knowledge relationships. We propose an understanding of impact based on the co-production of knowledge between universities and communities, modelled in research practice in participatory geographies. This is more likely to result in more equitable and radically transformative impacts of knowledge, making us socially accountable rather than driven by economic accountancy.
Citation
Pain, R., Kesby, M., & Askins, K. (2011). Geographies of impact: power, participation and potential. Area, 43(2), 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2010.00978.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jun 1, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Sep 16, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 1, 2012 |
Journal | Area |
Print ISSN | 0004-0894 |
Electronic ISSN | 1475-4762 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 183-188 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2010.00978.x |
Keywords | Impact, Audit, Participatory geographies, Power, Knowledge, UK. |
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