Assessing Political Science Quality: ‘Excellence in Research for Australia’

Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 567 - 580
Published: Jan 20, 2012
Abstract
The results from the first foray into the research quality in Australia, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), were released in 2011. This article critically assesses the methodology of ERA and its application to the discipline of political science. It uses two other assessments of research quality in the discipline to confirm that the results for political science provide a credible result, as the rank order of departments is broadly...
Paper Details
Title
Assessing Political Science Quality: ‘Excellence in Research for Australia’
Published Date
Jan 20, 2012
Volume
11
Issue
4
Pages
567 - 580
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