The notion of quality features prominently in contemporary discourse.
Numerous ratings, rankings, metrics, auditing, accreditation,
benchmarking, smileys, reviews, and international comparisons are all
used regularly to capture quality. This book paves the way in
exploring the socio-political implications of evaluative statements,
with a specific focus on the contribution of the concept of quality to
these processes. Drawing on perspectives from the history of ideas,
sociology, political science and public management, Dahler-Larsen asks
what is the role of quality, and more specifically quality
inscriptions, such as measurement? What do they accomplish? And
finally, as a consequence of all this, does the term quality make it
possible to deal with public issues in a way that lives up to
democratic standards? This cross-disciplinary book will be of interest
to scholars and students across various fields, including sociology,
social epistemology, political science, public policy, and
evaluation.
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From Plato to Performance
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030103927
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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