Overview
Join us to explore how the societal impact of social and behavioral science can be better understood, measured, and communicated.
In partnership with American University, the University of Maryland, and the Impact Funders Forum, Sage is convening a one-day workshop to explore how the societal impact of social and behavioral science can be understood, evidenced, and communicated more effectively. The workshop will bring together researchers and research-impact stakeholders from higher education, funding, policy, publishing, and learned societies, with researchers and their needs at the center of the discussion.
Through presentations, panels, and working sessions, participants will examine what existing approaches to research impact assessment get right, where they fall short, and how we can help researchers and university administrators better understand, capture, and communicate how their work contributes to change.
Discussions will explore quantitative indicators, impact narratives, and field-sensitive approaches to inform Sage’s developing Societal Impact Framework, a researcher-facing guide to help social scientists demonstrate the impact of their work in ways that are credible, useful, and attentive to the systems in which they operate. The workshop will also generate contributions for IMPACT, a new open-access journal focused on advancing understanding of how research may facilitate societal and economic impact.