“It is controlling, but you don’t really care.” Researchers’ perceptions of legitimation of research policy

Vanja Carlsson and Evelina Johansson Wilén

Science and Public Policy, 2024, vol. 51, issue 4, 609-617

Abstract: Starting from the tension between scientific autonomy and state governing in research policy, the aim of this article is to examine how researchers who apply for funding in Sweden perceive the legitimate grounds for a new research policy in which sex and gender perspectives are integrated as criteria in assessing scientific quality. Our results show that researcher’s perception of themselves, and of the purpose of research, is compatible with dominant ideals in contemporary academic landscape, where knowledge is treated as a deliverable to external stakeholders or to meet politically formulated goals. However, according to researchers, the legitimate sources of policy influence originate from their own profession or the common interest of the people, explicitly expressed by citizens. Researchers are questioning, and find strategies to avoid, top-down state governing.

Keywords: research policy; sex and gender perspectives; scientific quality; policy legitimation; policy influence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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