Abstract
This chapter addresses the evolving role of academia amidst budget constraints and neoliberal policies, highlighting the growing need for its work to be more socially relevant, especially in the humanities. It argues that academia can actually benefit from moving beyond its institutional walls, engaging with diverse community and civil society stakeholders. Such collaboration enables universities to respond to pressing societal challenges. The chapter explores three primary motivations for increased academic engagement with societal sectors, identified by researchers and university administrators: vocational, educational, and societal impetus, and advocates for a fourth motivation: the epistemic impetus. Collaborative research allows researchers to gather evidence and generate insights to produce knowledge with communities and in context, enriching academic research and allowing interventions and the application of findings.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society |
| Subtitle of host publication | Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention |
| Editors | M.T. Schäfer, K. van Es, T. Lauriault |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 19-34 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048555925 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789463727679 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
introduction to the book Collaborative Researchin the Datafied Society see: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=eq5qdHAAAAAJ&cstart=20&pagesize=80&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=eq5qdHAAAAAJ:f2IySw72cVMC<br/>Keywords
- Societal engagement
- Data work
- Stakeholders
- Civil society
- Unacknowledged labor