Advocacy, activism, and lobbying: How variations in interpretation affects ability for academia to engage with public policy.

ABSTRACT: Research and teaching are considered core-responsibilities for academic researchers. "Practice" activities however are viewed as ancillary, despite university emphasis on their importance. As funders, governments, and academia address the role of research in social impact, the deliberations on researcher activism, advocacy and lobbying have seen a resurgence. This study explores the perceptions of 52 faculty and 24 government decisionmakers on the roles, responsibilities, and restrictions of an academic to proactively engage in efforts that can be interpreted under these three terms. Data was coded through inductive thematic analysis using Atlas.Ti and a framework approach. We found that discordant perceptions about how much activism, advocacy and lobbying faculty should be engaging in, re

SUBMITTER: Jessani NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021895 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature