History of Europe
Lyotard associated performativity with the rise of digital computers in the post-World War II period. In "Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945," historian Tony Judt cites Lyotard to argue that the Left has largely abandoned revolutionary politics for human rights advocacy. The widespread adoption of performance reviews, organizational assessments, and learning outcomes by different social institutions worldwide has led social researchers to theorize "audit culture" and "global performativity".