Strategic integration: the practical politics of integrated research in context
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Designing an integrative research program requires that research leaders negotiate a balance between the scientific interest of research and the practical interests of non-scientific partners. This paper examines the ways integrated research is formally categorised, and analyses the tangible expressions of the practical politics involved in reconciling scientific and practical interests. Drawing on a comparative study of two Australian Cooperative Research Centres, I argue that categories used...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | van Kerkhoff, Lorrae | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-07T01:57:09Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-20T06:03:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-07T01:57:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-12-20T06:03:00Z | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Research Practice 1.2 (2005): Article M5 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1712-851X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10440/247 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/10440/247 | |
dc.description.abstract | Designing an integrative research program requires that research leaders negotiate a balance between the scientific interest of research and the practical interests of non-scientific partners. This paper examines the ways integrated research is formally categorised, and analyses the tangible expressions of the practical politics involved in reconciling scientific and practical interests. Drawing on a comparative study of two Australian Cooperative Research Centres, I argue that categories used by the research leaders to describe the research programs embody three different strategies for structuring the relationships between researchers and their partners. These include matching research program categories to partners’ implementation program categories, reproducing existing integrative partnership models, and filling gaps in understanding with new technical approaches. These strategies offer different advantages and disadvantages. The cases suggest that the integrative approach favoured by each Centre depended on issues such as the geographic scope of policy arenas, sources of scientific credibility, and the political risks facing partners. The practical politics of research organisation offers a new lens for understanding both the practice and theory of integrated research. | |
dc.format | 20 pages | |
dc.publisher | International Consortium for the Advancement of Academic Publishing | |
dc.rights | http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/about/submissions#authorGuidelines "The authors retain all rights over their articles, including self-archival, reproduction, commercial use, etc. After the authors, the copyright passes over to JRP, unless transferred by the authors to any other designated person or entity." - from journal web site (as at 31/03/10). Copyright © 2005 Journal of Research Practice and the author. | |
dc.source | Journal of Research Practice | |
dc.source.uri | http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/article/view/14/33 | |
dc.subject | integrated research | |
dc.subject | practical politics | |
dc.subject | categories | |
dc.subject | research programs | |
dc.subject | cooperative research | |
dc.title | Strategic integration: the practical politics of integrated research in context | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 1 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2005-08-10 | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160511 | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub10932 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | van Kerkhoff, Lorrae, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 2 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 21 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-11T11:14:34Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-67349281504 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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