The development of research evaluation protocols and performance-based funding systems is rooted in policy decisions aiming to improve research and the research system as a whole. However, the implementation of such policies has attracted a great deal of criticism, especially from the SSH.

The purpose of the RESSH conference is to explore whether evaluation can be useful to SSH researchers,
whether it seeks to improve the quality and relevance of research or whether it is simply a management tool for the allocation of funds or imposition of policy.

Specificities of SSH research and SSH research evaluation

• Notions and perceptions of quality
• Diversity
• Relation between knowledge production and assessment
• The international dimension in SSH research
• SSH and local knowledge

Aspects of SSH research evaluation

• Societal relevance
• Knowledge transfer
• Internationalisation
• Peer review
• Open access
• Effects of evaluation and performance-based funding on SSH research and researchers

Approaches to SSH research evaluation

• Scholarly books and their evaluation context
• Data sources for SSH evaluation
• Responsible use of metrics
• Alternative metrics

València is located on the east coast of Spain,
east of Madrid and south of Barcelona. It is directly connected to the main capitals of Europe by plane. Participants arriving at Alicante, Madrid or Barcelona’s airports can reach València by train or bus in 3-4 hours.