Placing People at the Centre of Social Impact Measurement: Current Approaches, Challenges, and Future Directions

Kiros Hiruy (), Aurora Elmes (), Joanne Qian-Khoo (), Andrew Joyce () and Jo Barraket ()
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Kiros Hiruy: Swinburne University of Technology
Aurora Elmes: Swinburne University of Technology
Joanne Qian-Khoo: Swinburne University of Technology
Andrew Joyce: Swinburne University of Technology
Jo Barraket: Swinburne University of Technology

Chapter 3 in Social Impact Measurement for a Sustainable Future, 2022, pp 27-48 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With a growing need to demonstrate social value, accountability and transparency to attract resources, social impact measurement has received increasing attention. It can be viewed as a tool to legitimise what was done for and/or to vulnerable people without their knowledge or involvement. This chapter offers an anthropological critique of current approaches and identifies strategies and tools that empower and place people at the centre of measurement by integrating ‘local voices’, questioning assumed values, and attending to local contexts. The chapter also argues that such approaches can help map the contribution of social investment at all system levels (micro, meso and macro) to the United Nations SDGs [Relevant SDGs: SDG16: Partnerships for the Goals].

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83152-3_3

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