Missed marks: This is no longer the 20th century. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hannud Abdo, Alexandre
• Is Part Of: Social science information. Volume 60:Number 3(2021)
• Page Start: 318
• Page End: 323
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: knowledge society -- open science -- research evaluation -- responsible research and innovation -- sociology of science; évaluation de la recherche scientifique -- recherche et innovation responsables -- science ouverte -- société du savoir -- sociologie des sciences; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Social history -- Periodicals; Technology and civilization -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 300.5
• DOI: 10.1177/05390184211018536
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0539-0184

Abstract

Following an invitation by the editors of Social Science Information to react to an article by Olof Hallonsten, this article joins a debate about ways of evaluating science in our current context. This article presents an argument in support of the following four assertions and their importance to properly approach today the transformations of science evaluation and governance in the last decades: (a) scientific communities have failed to update their self-governance as societies transitioned from 'rural-labor societies' to 'urban-knowledge societies'; (b) the ensuing discrepancy from expectations contributed to the economization of science; (c) we must consider two distinct processes of democratization; and (d) geopolitics plays an important role in the establishment of commodification in wealthy nations.