Evaluation of the arts in performance-based research funding systems: an international perspective
ENThis article provides a comprehensive analysis of the evaluation of the arts within performancebased research funding systems (PRFSs). Previous literature on PRFSs has overlooked the arts and focussed primarily on outputs in relation to the sciences and humanities. We develop a typology of how artistic outputs are evaluated within 10 countries’ PRFSs, operating in Australia, the Czech Republic, Italy, Lithuania, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, and the UK, and identify three different types of artistic evaluation systems. The study compares evaluation methods and provides a classification of quality criteria used by evaluation panels. We conclude with a discussion of the challenges specific to different types of systems. Key words: performance-based research funding system; research evaluation; the arts; artistic research, research quality criteria.
