Worlds of Rankings
Leopold Ringel · Wendy Espeland · Michael Sauder · Tobias Werron
Jul 2021 · Emerald Group Publishing
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This volume contains an Open Access chapter.
We have witnessed an avalanche of quantitative public measures over the past decades. Research in the social sciences has shown that rankings in particular are now a driving force of social change - both, desired and undesired - in many areas of modern life. This volume explores the distinct allure of rankings in diverse empirical settings such as healthcare, the IT sector, the arts, professional sports, anti-slavery advocacy, the pharma industry, and educational governance.
Drawing from a rich variety of social theories and methodologies, the contributions to this volume advance our understanding of the production, institutionalization, and effects of rankings significantly, sparking new debates and suggesting promising pathways forward.
We have witnessed an avalanche of quantitative public measures over the past decades. Research in the social sciences has shown that rankings in particular are now a driving force of social change - both, desired and undesired - in many areas of modern life. This volume explores the distinct allure of rankings in diverse empirical settings such as healthcare, the IT sector, the arts, professional sports, anti-slavery advocacy, the pharma industry, and educational governance.
Drawing from a rich variety of social theories and methodologies, the contributions to this volume advance our understanding of the production, institutionalization, and effects of rankings significantly, sparking new debates and suggesting promising pathways forward.
About the author
Leopold Ringel is Lecturer in Sociology at Bielefeld University, Germany. He works in the areas of organizational sociology, political sociology, and sociological theory and studies the impact of transparency on organizations and the institutionalization of rankings.
Wendy Espeland is Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University, USA. She works in the areas of quantification, organizations, culture, and social theory.
Michael Sauder is Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, USA. His research interests include the study of luck and inequality, the organizational effects of quantification, and the diffusion of ideas.
Tobias Werron is Professor of Sociological Theory at Bielefeld University, Germany. His research interests include competition, nationalism, globalization and practices of theorizing.
Wendy Espeland is Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University, USA. She works in the areas of quantification, organizations, culture, and social theory.
Michael Sauder is Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, USA. His research interests include the study of luck and inequality, the organizational effects of quantification, and the diffusion of ideas.
Tobias Werron is Professor of Sociological Theory at Bielefeld University, Germany. His research interests include competition, nationalism, globalization and practices of theorizing.
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