WIEGO: Communicative Daily Life Stories to Assess Social Impact in the Lives of Informal Workers

The article carries out a systematic literature review on the social impact of research in all fields of study. To this end, this study has compiled the publications on the subject using the Web of Science database, and the most relevant terms have been mapped using the VOSviewer tool. The aim of the article is to advance and provide knowledge on the key aspects to be taken into account for research to generate social benefits and to analyse the main methods and instruments used to assess the social impact of research. At the same time, this article serves as a point of reflection to raise awareness, on a recent topic, of the limitations that arise in evaluation and research gaps that can be addressed in future research. This line of research has been in existence for just over 10 years. International programmes, such as Horizon Europe, highlight the impact channels and, in the field of social sciences, specific methodologies such as communicative communication are being developed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to analyse the subject from a global point of view, without specifying the field of study, providing a conceptual map of the subject.

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social impact is a very complex phenomenon to measure because of its diverse interpretations and the difficulty in finding a valid measurement system (Lauronen, 2020). There are various evaluation methods that vary depending on the research methodology (Tellado et al, 2020).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Approaching the Social Impact of Research Through a Literature Review

Viana-Lora

Nel-lo-Andreu

2021

“…Indeed, these are rapidly taken down when faced with scientific evidence drawn from interdisciplinary collaborations and with citizens’ arguments about their negative consequences. Such advancement can be identified within the dialogic continuum presented by authors who describe the need and willingness of citizens to have their voices taken into account in research (Redondo-Sama et al, 2020; Sordé Martí et al, 2020; Tellado et al, 2020) and take contributions made from intersubjective methodologies such as the Communicative Methodology one step forward (Gómez et al, 2019; Gómez González, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Researchers’ Perceptions About Methodological Innovations in Research Oriented to Social Impact: Citizen Evaluation of Social Impact

Soler-Gallart

García

2022

Current scientific literature is outlining a profound and accelerated transformation in the relationships between qualitative methodologies of research, citizens, society and social theories. The evolution towards a more dialogic society has led to a less talked about methodological advancement: Citizen participation in the evaluation of the social impact of research. Social impact is a priority of the current scientific research programs that also emphasize co-creation. The co-creation of the evaluation of this social impact requires both, qualitative methodologies and innovation, in order to make them able to optimize the social impact of research. This study, aimed at presenting the first meta-analysis of such methodological innovation from researchers’ view, includes interviews with seven researchers conducting research with social impact. In order to contrast citizens’ voices, results from the interviews have been validated by seven citizens who have participated in the dialogic citizen evaluation of the social impact of research. Findings can be summarized in three main categories: first, that the participation of citizens in the evaluation of the social impact of research is possible when researchers develop their contributions within the international scientific community and by integrating the voices of citizens, which facilitates the identification of transformative realities, as well as of pseudoscientific theories that have negative consequences for society. Second, that such evaluation is grounded on dialogic interactions open to everyone and based on arguments rather than on power interactions. Third, that both citizens and researchers report impacts of participating in the dialogic evaluation of social impact, such as modifying the way in which interviews are conducted, demanding more scientific evidence, or transforming their professional practice and lives.

“…And third, what we have called in this article reading social reality standing on an "impact-oriented analytical mindset." Adding this very understanding of the research task drives us to look for methodological strategies that capture those sites where impact is taking place (Pulido et al, 2018(Pulido et al, , 2020Sordé et al, 2020;Tellado et al, 2020). In the Narratives4Change investigation, it was the relevance, for instance, of constantly asking for examples, and for evidence where to triangulate that information.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Capturing the Impact of Public Narrative: Methodological Challenges Encountered and Opportunities Opened

Aiello

Martí

2021

Public narrative is a leadership practice of translating values into action. It links the three elements of self, us, and now: why I am called, why we are called, and why we are called to act now. Taught and learned for more than 15 years now through various learning environments (in-person or online courses, in-person or online workshops, etc.), the Narratives4Change research project (H2020, Nr. 841355) aimed at studying how public narrative is being used by individuals as a leadership practice within different domains of practice and across diverse cultural and geographical contexts, as well as what are the impacts achieved. An endeavor never carried before, capturing evidence of impact of public narrative going beyond the usage and transference posed several methodological challenges. To overcome them, we engaged in an on-going process of dialogue with researchers experienced in social impact analysis, and practitioners and leaders well experienced in using public narrative. Drawing on the work done in the framework of the Narratives4Change project, this article explains its methodological design, presenting and discussing two of the strategies adopted to capture the impact dimension, and how they were implemented. On the one hand, the communicative orientation of the mixed-methods research design of the project allowed researchers to empirically grasp the manifold agentic orientations that can be triggered by public narrative. On the other hand, how the Social Impact Open Repository criteria for social impact analysis was incorporated at the time of exploring and deepening into the social reality that was being observed sets us off on an “impact-oriented analytical mindset” that facilitated identifying evidence of impacts. Specific examples of how each of these strategies played out during the methodological design and implementation of the research are discussed, drawing lessons that can also inform the design of future research projects.