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 SISOB: An Observatorium for Science in Society based in Social Models Funding agencies and decision-makers seek to support research with a high social impact. To identify this research, they need tools. Traditional evaluation of research has used peer review (before publication) and bibliometric indicators (afterwards). However, these tools evaluate research in terms of the values and needs of the research community, rather than those of society. Against this background, the strategic goal of the SISOB is develop tools to measure and predict the social appropriation of research knowledge, modelled as the product of complex interactions within and between multiple, intersecting communities of scientists, journalists, industrial, decision makers and consumers. In this setting, the project will use computer-supported Social Network Analysis (SNA) to analyze how the topology of these networks can measure and predict the social impact of research. The specific goals of the project are thus to:
The case studies are: mobility of researchers, knowledge sharing and peer reviewing processes. Keywords: Social appropriation of knowledge, Social and Scientific Impact, Social Networks, Mobility of Researchers, Knowledge Sharing, Peer reviewing. Type of project: Collaborative project. Coordinator: Organization: University of Málaga. Contact person: Beatriz Barros. Phone num: +34 952 133356. Fax: +34 952 131397. ![]() Project identification: 266588. Consortium:
Duration: 36 months (January 2011 - December 2013). |