What is the Impact of Political Theory?

Brooks, Thom

Abstract

I am very grateful for the contributions by Andrew Vincent, James Alexander and John Dunn to this symposium on ‘impact’ and political theory. Their papers provide insightful perspectives and different critical engagements with my recent piece for this journal. Their reflections force me to revisit my central argument that the impact agenda unveiled in the United Kingdom's new Research Excellence Framework (REF) need not be the negative development for political theorists that many fear – and perhaps even that it should be embraced.

Citation

Brooks, T. (2015). What is the Impact of Political Theory?. Political Studies Review, 13(4), 500-505. https://doi.org/10.1111/1478-9302.12094

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 16, 2015
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Feb 16, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 9, 2017
• Journal: Political Studies Review
• Print ISSN: 1478-9299
• Electronic ISSN: 1478-9302
• Publisher: Political Studies Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 500-505
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1478-9302.12094
• Keywords: Research Excellence Framework REF, Impact, Political theory.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1412612