The new configuration of metrics, rules, and guidelines creates a disturbing ambiguity in academia

Dahler-Larsen, Peter (2017) The new configuration of metrics, rules, and guidelines creates a disturbing ambiguity in academia. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (13 Jul 2017). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Much of academia has become increasingly influenced by metrics and a set of metrical practices. However, few have totally understood the massive wave of conflicting rules and guidelines that are necessary in order to stabilise these metrical practices. Peter Dahler-Larsen, using examples from his own experiences in Denmark, explains how these multiple, cross-cutting rules have created a disturbing ambiguity in academia. The bibliometric system and the rules which accompany it have created an environment in which many if not most researchers can be identified as transgressors.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General)
Date Deposited:	13 Jul 2017 10:53
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 14:00
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/83514

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