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Welcome01Inthemodernglobalizedworldsomeestimatessuggestthataround40millionpeoplenowworkinjobsthattranslateormediateadvancesinsocialscienceresearchoruseinbusinessgovernmentandpublicagencieshealthcaresystemsandcivilsocietyorganizations.Yettheimpactsouniversitysocialsciencecontinuetobeercelydisputedandrelativelyunder-researched.IntheUKcontextlittleisknownaboutthescalediversityandoverallvalueouniversitysocialscienceresearch.ThispamphletgivesatasteroresearchromanewstudybyateamattheLSEPublicPolicyGroupthathasbeensponsoredbytheHigherEducationFundingCounciloEnglandHEFCEandwillbepublishedbySAGElaterthisyearasTheImpactoftheSocialSciencesHowacademicsandtheirresearchmakesadifference.WehavesoughttoputUK-baseduniversitysocialscienceresearchinproleandllanimportantgapinourknowledgeinthisarea.Universitysocialsciencenowplaysanessentialroleinthehuman-dominatedandhuman-infuencedsystemsthatarecentraltoourcivilization.TheempiricalocusotheworkismainlyontheUKalthoughourndingswillhavedirectrelevanceorothermajormarketsinEuropeNorthAmericaandinternationally.Usingin-depthresearchtheauthorsshowhowthegrowthoaserviceseconomyandthesuccessopreviousscienticinterventionsmeanthatkeyareasoadvanceorcorporationspublicpolicy-makersandcitizensalikenowdependonourabilitytounderstandourcomplexsocietiesandeconomies.Thisisalandmarkstudyintheevidence-basedanalysisosocialscienceimpacts.JointhedebatearoundthisimportantbookandndoutmoreabouttheImpactoSocialScienceProjectathttpblogs.lse.ac.ukimpactofsocialsciencesbookZiyadMararSAGEZiyadMararAsthepublisherothesocialsciencesSAGEhaspassionatelyadvocatedortheimportanceosocialscienceincreatinghealthymindsandhealthycultures.Sinceourinceptionin1965wehavechampionedtheseeldsoenquirythroughpublishingresearchstimulatingdebatethrougheventsandpartnershipsandadvancingthesediscussionsthroughcreatingonlinecommunities.Researchinthesocialscienceshasasignicantimpactontheworldinwhichweliveinormingnewpoliciesandpracticesandhelpingtoevaluatetheeectivenessoexistingones.Howeverbecauseothecomplexnatureothesocialsciencesthediversesubjectmatterandthewide-rangingnatureotheissuestheyseektoaddressitiseasyortheimpactothesedisciplinestobecomediuse.TheImpactoftheSocialSciencesHowacademicsandtheirresearchmakeadifferenceprovidesaninvaluableinsightintohowsocialscienceaectsusallandtoseehowitsupportsoureconomyoursocietyandsomanyotherareasoourlives.JaneTinklerjanetinklerPatrickDunleavyPJDunleavySimonBastowSimonJbastow