Reflections on the "Policy-Relevant Turn" in Research

Garvin and Lee focus on the increasing demand to illustrate the policy-relevance of research. As they committed to applied social research, they reflect critically on the potential of such policy-relevant pressure to influence each stage of the research enterprise--from conceptualizing the problem,...

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Published in:Social justice (San Francisco, Calif.) Calif.), 2003-12, Vol.30 (4 (94)), p.40-53
Main Authors: Garvin, Theresa, Lee, Renée Gravois
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Communities
Company business management
Criminology
Environmental policy
Funding
History
Ideology
Information relevance
Justice
Male gaze
Management
Marketing
Policy making
Policy Research
Public opinion
Public policy
Recommendations
Research Applications
Research methods
Science and state
Science and technology policy
Science policy
Social justice
Social policy
Social research
Sociological Research
United States environmental policy
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Summary:Garvin and Lee focus on the increasing demand to illustrate the policy-relevance of research. As they committed to applied social research, they reflect critically on the potential of such policy-relevant pressure to influence each stage of the research enterprise--from conceptualizing the problem, to collecting and analyzing data, as well communicating findings. Besides acknowledging the importance of policy-relevant work, they also consider how such an orientation can result in narrowing the research focus and parameters in ways that limit the understanding of social phenomena under study and undermine the creation of well-informed policies or programs geared toward social justice.
ISSN:1043-1578
2327-641X