Academic Judgments between Logics of Truth and Game

Łukasz Remisiewicz (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

252 Seiten

2025
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-72743-4 (ISBN)

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Offering an in-depth study of peer review in Polish sociology, this book reveals how logics of judgment drive academic evaluation, emphasizing the tensions between traditional criteria, reputation, and metric-based pressures in a semi-peripheral academic system.

Why do two reviewers evaluate the same research so differently? The book explores the hidden mechanisms behind academic gatekeeping, uncovering how reviewers’ judgments shift depending on their underlying logic—whether based on truth-seeking, scholarly reputation, or rigid metrics. By focusing on cases with conflicting outcomes and inconsistencies in standards, it offers a rare glimpse into the complex and (sometimes) unpredictable world of academic promotion. This research not only dissects academic practices within Polish sociology but also provides a broader understanding of how global pressures reshape local scientific communities.

Łukasz Remisiewicz, Ph.D. (2023), is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Sociology at the University of Gdańsk. He has published a book, Examination in Sociological Perspective (2016, in Polish), along with dozens of articles on the sociology of valuation and evaluation.

Acknowledgments

List of Tables and Figures

Introduction

1 What Are the Logics of Judgment?

2 The Case of Habilitation in Poland

3 The Contents of This Book

1 Sociology of Academic Judgments

1 Battles of Classifications and Distinctions

2 Evaluative Cultures

3 Status-Judges and Their Legitimization

4 Inconsistent Reviews

5 Collinsian Understanding of the Scientific Community

2 Changing Landscape of Academic Promotion in Poland

1 Two Approaches to Academic Institutions

2 Science Policy and Institutional Change in Poland

3 Habilitation in Poland

4 Biographical Role of Habilitation

3 The Logics of Judgment Theory

1 Definition

2 Logic of Truth

3 Logic of Game-S (Scholarly Community Game)

4 Logic of Game-E (Evaluation System Games)

5 Social Aspects of the Logics

6 Tensions among the Logics

4 The Logics in the Context of Gatekeeping

1 Methodological Remarks

2 Data Sources and Gathering Data

3 Dataset

4 Outlining Boundaries

5 Logic of Truth

6 Logic of Game-S

7 Logic of Game-E

8 Negative Conclusions

9 Summary

5 The Logics in the Context of Uncertainty

1 Introduction

2 Proceeding 34

3 Proceeding 133

4 Proceeding 136

5 Proceeding 144

6 Proceeding 161

7 Proceeding 177

8 Summary

6 Judging Cultures in Reconstruction?

1 Merit Assessment

2 The Role of the Scholarly Community

3 Metrics and Institutions

4 Toward a ‘Higher’ Quality of Reviews

5 Metatheoretical Reflections

6 Conclusions on the Specifics of the Analysis of Habilitation Reviews

7 Dispositions for Further Research

Appendix: Methodological Note

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	15.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Research Integrity ; 4
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	544 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	90-04-72743-4 / 9004727434
ISBN-13	978-90-04-72743-4 / 9789004727434
Zustand	Neuware