The Agora and the Role of Research Evaluation

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    Abstract

    Research evaluation is an activity undergoing change. The traditional peer review system with its focus on scientific content and methodology has long been the backbone of research evaluation, but over the last three decades other criteria and considerations have also been integrated into the evaluation of science. The paper investigates how recent societal developments - epitomized by the concept of the agora - influence research evaluations and how we perceive them. Are they still grounded in a scientific rationale, or are they more to be understood as a result of a social rationale?
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationKøbenhavn
    PublisherDepartment of Management, Politics and Philosophy, CBS
    Number of pages20
    ISBN (Print)8791181321
    Publication statusPublished - 2002
    SeriesMPP Working Paper
    Number28/2002
    ISSN1396-2817

    Keywords

    • Research evaluation
    • Agora
    • Peer review
    • Evaluation criteria
    • Contextualisation
    • Social and economic issues

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