0617198 - FLÚ 2025 RIV GB eng R - Book Review
Holmwood, John
The trials and tribulations of research evaluation. Quantification to the rescue? [Review].
[PARDO-GUERRA, J.P.: The Quantified Scholar: How Research Evaluations Transformed the British Social Sciences. New York: Columbia University Press, 2022. 272 s. ISBN 978-0-231-19781-6.]. British Journal of Sociology. Roč. 75, č. 2 (2024), s. 247-253. ISSN 0007-1315. E-ISSN 1468-4446
Institutional support: RVO:67985955
Keywords : social sciences * research evaluation * quantification * research funding
OECD category: Sociology
Method of publishing: Limited access
Result website:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13048_2DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13048_2

This review essay is part of a larger symposium dedicated to discussing The Quantified Scholar, a book by Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra that critically examines the increasing role of quantification in academia. Specifically, this essay focuses on the challenges associated with funding the social sciences, analyzing how financial structures and resource allocation impact research priorities, academic careers, and institutional decision-making. Additionally, it explores the broader implications of quantification in higher education, particularly in the ways that metrics, rankings, and performance evaluations shape scholarly work, influence hiring and promotion practices, and ultimately transform the very nature of knowledge production. By dissecting these issues, the essay aims to shed light on the limitations of data-driven governance in academic institutions.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0364603