The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Lessons
This book examines very important issues in research evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities. It is based on recent experiences carried out in Italy (2011-2015) in the fields of research assessment, peer review, journal classification, and constr
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The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Lessons from the Italian Experience
The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
Andrea Bonaccorsi Editor
The Evaluation of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Lessons from the Italian Experience
Editor Andrea Bonaccorsi DESTEC University of Pisa Pisa, Italy IRVAPP-FBK Trento, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-68553-3 ISBN 978-3-319-68554-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68554-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017959886 © Springer International Publishing AG 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
hat Does the Italian Experience in Research Evaluation Tell W to the International Debate on SSH? The widespread diffusion of research evaluation practices is part of the new higher education and research landscape at all levels. While scholars active in those disciplines that are conventionally labelled science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) find themselves relatively at ease with this reality, their colleagues in social sciences and humanities (SSH) raise a number of theoretical and practical issues. Research evaluation is an activity that has two, not just one, sources of legitimation. On the one hand, the parliament and the government in many countries have created dedicated structures to carry out research evaluation and actively make use of their results. This is a legal and institutional form of legitimation. It comes from the legitimate democratic authority of modern states. On the other hand, however, scientific and academic communities create and manage a different source of legitimation, based on scie
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