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Wither the Social Sciences? On Excellence, Rankings, and other Trifles

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Author

Editor

  • Gunnar Andersson
  • Magnus Jerneck

Summary, in English

I argue in this chapter that it is essential for the social sciences to provide explanations and possibly also critical reflections as to how, why and to what end rankings and assessments are imbued with social (and other) values in different contexts. For too long we have delib- erately avoided scrutinizing the very mechanisms that have been framing and often also constraining our ways of ‘doing social science’ (including teaching and research). Therefore it is important to include in our research agenda the things that determine the present and future of our academic disciplines.

Department/s

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

528-539

Publication/Series

Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten i Lund – en vital 50-åring. En jubileumsskrift

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Lund University

Topic

  • Educational Sciences

Keywords

  • university rankings
  • academic excellence
  • social sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-91-7623-359-7