The changing governance of the sciences
Subtitle: the advent of research evaluation systems
By: edited by Richard Whitley and Jochen Gläser.
Contributors: Whitley, Richard, 1944-; Gläser, Jochen.
Series: Sociology of the sciences yearbook -- v. 26; Sociology of the sciences -- v. 26.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781402067457; 9781402067464
Subjects: Research; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Research Support as Topic; Research -- Evaluation; Science and state
Description: The contributions to this volume discuss the birth and development of research evaluation systems as well as the reasons for their absence in the United States, the responses by universities and academics to these new governance regimes, and their consequences for the production of scientific knowledge.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.