Star sociologists : anatomy of a disciplinary elite /: anatomy of a disciplinary elite. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philipp Korom.
• Authors: Korom, Philipp
• Contents: 1 Introduction.References.2 Eminent Scientists.Emergence of Research Universities.Enter the Professional Scientist.Prominent Scientists.In Search of a Geiger Counter to Detect Eminence.Citation-Based Eminence Research.References.3 Sociology as an Academic Discipline.The Emergence of Sociology as a Discipline on its Own.From Quasi-Hegemony to Pluralism.Rise and Fall of Hegemonic Schools in U.S. Sociology.Pluralism of National Sociologies.Contrasting Sociology with Economics.SSDs with and without a Core.High- versus Low-Consensus SSDs.Hierarchical versus Non-Hierarchical SSDs.Self-Contained versus Open SSDs.Journal versus Book-Based SSDs.References.4 Identifying the Elite.At the Peak of the Eminence Hierarchy.Two Methodological Pathways for Identifying Elites.Citations in Sociology—The Worst Proxy for Scholarly Recognition, Except for All the Others.Study I: Eminence in the Monographic and Journal Literature.Study II: Eminence in the Pluralistic World of Academic Journals.Validating the Methodology.Do Citations Correlate with Prizes and Memberships in Academies?.Are Textbook Citations Special?.Do Journals Mirror National and Specialist Sociologies?.References.5 Collective Biographies and Career Pathways.From (Auto-)Biography to Prosopography.Elites in Transition.Elite Careers in Economics and Sociology—A Comparison.References.6 The Rise to and the Fall from Eminence.Explaining (Fading) Eminence.Master–Apprentice Relationships.Elite Higher Education.Academic Tribes.Lipset and the Early Years of Political Sociology.Lipset: Remembered in Political Science, Neglected in Sociology.Why Has Lipset's Eminence Faded in Sociology?.Pierre Bourdieu and U.S. Sociology: A Diffusion Study.Channels of Diffusion.Diffusing Publications and Concepts.Social Structures Impacting Diffusion Processes.Carrier Groups.Eminence in Sociology—A Nested Phenomenon Extending Across Many Specialties.References.7 Elites as Gatekeepers.The Case of Journal Reviewers.The Case of RKM—An Eminent Scholar Crisscrossing Social Circles.RKM as Gate-Opener—Analysis of 1460 Recommendation Letters.Elite Power in Sociology?.References.8 Making Sense of Prestige Elites.The Discipline-Elite Nexus.Toward a Sociology of Academic Elites.References.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 305.52; Elite (Social sciences); Sociology; Sociologists; Scholars
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783031139383
• Related ISBNs: 9783031139376
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