Open AccessWhat is the Impact of Political Theory?
Author(s) -
Brooks Thom
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
political studies review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1478-9302
pISSN - 1478-9299
DOI - 10.1111/1478-9302.12094
Subject(s) - politics , argument (complex analysis) , excellence , epistemology , political philosophy , political science , sociology , positive economics , environmental ethics , law and economics , philosophy , law , economics , biochemistry , chemistry
I am very grateful for the contributions by A ndrew V incent, J ames A lexander and J ohn D unn 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 U nited K ingdom's new R esearch E xcellence F ramework ( REF ) need not be the negative development for political theorists that many fear – and perhaps even that it should be embraced.