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Designing Research Impact for Social Inclusion

A Practical Guide

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Abstract

This chapter is based on the key premise that knowledge is power but that knowledge must be accessible. In this discussion, we bring together two currently separate streams of scholarly debate: that focusing on research dissemination and that focusing on fostering social inclusion. While a broad understanding of the concepts of social inclusion and exclusion is now generally recognized, to date there has been little examination of how sharing of research findings, in meaningful and responsive ways, can promote social inclusion. The chapter addresses and is structured around four topics: (1) what is meant by research dissemination/sharing, and how this relates to processes of social inclusion; (2) the role of creative – specifically design - processes in sharing research widely and in alternative formats; and (3) five case studies illustrating how research findings can be shared to promote inclusivity, structured around a known Research Impact Pathway. The chapter concludes with (4) a practical guide to designing research impact, synthesizing key learnings that readers can take into their own practice.

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  1. 1.

    These transformations are not always positive, and design is often required to help solve problems it created itself, e.g., pollution from industrialization.

  2. 2.

    This case study/vignette draws predominantly from the article published by Ruth Bartlett (2013), augmented by a discussion with the author (May 13, 2020), with some reference to a later article (Bartlett 2015).

  3. 3.

    This case study is based on a published article by Egli et al. (2019).

  4. 4.

    This case study is based on a range of sources: published material (Holloway et al. 2020), ESRC video (https://youtu.be/qAoW5U54bXM), blogs, and email communication with Dr. Chloe Holloway (April 20, May 21, 2020). Further peer-reviewed articles have been developed from this work. Our focus in this case study is the strategies for sharing outside of traditional publication.

  5. 5.

    VDDS video case study based on Rose’s research, emails with VDDS (29 November 2017 and 9 June 2020), and an assessment of an improvement activity conducted by VDDS (November 2017)

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Flynn, C., Rose, C. (2022). Designing Research Impact for Social Inclusion. In: Liamputtong, P. (eds) Handbook of Social Inclusion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89594-5_31

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