Academic Judgments Between Logics of Truth and Game

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Why do two reviewers evaluate the same research so differently? The book explores the hidden mechanisms behind academic gatekeeping, uncovering how reviewers’ judgments shift depending on their underlying logic—whether based on truth-seeking, scholarly reputation, or rigid metrics. By focusing on cases with conflicting outcomes and inconsistencies in standards, it offers a rare glimpse into the complex and (sometimes) unpredictable world of academic promotion. This research not only dissects academic practices within Polish sociology but also provides a broader understanding of how global pressures reshape local scientific communities. Front Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments Tables and Figures Introduction 1 What Are the Logics of Judgment? 2 The Case of Habilitation in Poland 3 The Contents of This Book Chapter 1 Sociology of Academic Judgments 1 Battles of Classifications and Distinctions 2 Evaluative Cultures 3 Status-Judges and Their Legitimization 4 Inconsistent Reviews 4.1 Inconsistency among Reviews 4.2 Internal Inconsistency in a Review 5 Collinsian Understanding of the Scientific Community 5.1 Symbolic Boundaries of Scientific Communities Chapter 2 Changing Landscape of Academic Promotion in Poland 1 Two Approaches to Academic Institutions 2 Science Policy and Institutional Change in Poland 3 Habilitation in Poland 3.1 Procedure in the Period 2013–2019 Being under Consideration 3.2 Transparency of the Procedures 4 Biographical Role of Habilitation The Logics of Judgment Theory 1 Definition 2 Logic of Truth 2.1 Symbols of Knowledge 2.2 Symbols of Science and Scientificity 3 Logic of Game-S (Scholarly Community Game) 4 Logic of Game-E (Evaluation System Games) 4.1 Evaluation System Games 4.2 Ideals of Logic of Game-E 5 Social Aspects of the Logics 6 Tensions among the Logics 6.1 A Critique of the Logic of Game-S: the Perspective of the Logic of Truth 6.2 Critique of the Logic of Truth: the Perspective of the Logic of Game-S 6.3 Critique of the Logic of Game-S: the Perspective of the Logic of Game-E 6.4 Critique of the Logic of Game-E The Logics in the Context of Gatekeeping 1 Methodological Remarks 2 Data Sources and Gathering Data 3 Dataset 4 Outlining Boundaries 4.1 Science and Scientificity 4.2 Features of the Scientific Text 4.3 Belonging to Sociology 5 Logic of Truth 5.1 Factual Errors 5.2 Methodological Errors 5.3 Insufficient Advancement of Statistics 5.4 Logical Fallacies 5.5 Conceptual Inaccuracies 5.6 Errors Relating to Theory Using 5.7 Insufficient Justifications 5.8 Between Originality and Conservatism 6 Logic of Game-S 6.1 Volume of Publications 6.2 Co-authoring and Publication Patterns 6.3 Self-Plagiarism 7 Logic of Game-E 7.1 Bibliometric Indicators Values 7.2 Publication Patterns 7.3 Long-Term Mobility 7.4 Short-Term Mobility 7.5 Grant Holding, Managing and Participating In 7.6 Judgments among Logics 7.7 Key Notions 8 Negative Conclusions 9 Summary Chapter 5 The Logics in the Context of Uncertainty 1 Introduction 2 Proceeding 34 3 Proceeding 133 4 Proceeding 136 5 Proceeding 144 6 Proceeding 161 7 Proceeding 177 8 Summary Chapter 6 Judging Cultures in Reconstruction? 1 Merit Assessment 2 The Role of the Scholarly Community 3 Metrics and Institutions 4 Toward a ‘Higher’ Quality of Reviews 4.1 Problem 1: How to Manage Theoretical and Methodological Discrepancies within Proceedings 4.2 Problem 2: Standardization of the Reviews 5 Metatheoretical Reflections 6 Conclusions on the Specifics of the Analysis of Habilitation Reviews 7 Dispositions for Further Research Appendix: Methodological Note References Index Back Cover