Sociology of academic work
1
Prologue
1.1
Foreword
1.2
Acknowledgments
1.3
Summary of the thesis
2
Introduction
2.1
A hyper-competitive academic landscape
2.2
Sociological theories
2.3
Discussion
3
The conundrum of research productivity
The conundrum of research productivity: a study on sociologists in Italy
Abstract
3.1
Introduction
3.2
The conundrum of research productivity
3.3
Method and Data
3.3.1
Crossed membership multi-level modeling
3.4
Results
3.5
Conclusions and discussion
3.6
Appendix
3.6.1
Regression models comparision
3.6.2
Negative Binomial models
4
Only good intentions?
Only good intentions? The impact of a national research assessment on the productivity of sociologists in Italy
Abstract
4.1
Introduction
4.2
Background
4.3
Data and measures
4.3.1
Crossed membership repeated measurement model
4.4
Results
4.5
Discussion and conclusions
4.6
Appendix
4.6.1
Appendix A: Baseline models
4.6.2
Appendix B: papers published in Fascia journals
4.6.3
Appendix C: papers published in non-Fascia journals
4.6.4
Appendix D: Negative Binomial models
5
Gender patterns of publication in top sociology journals
Abstract
5.1
Introduction
5.2
Dataset
5.3
Descriptive Results
5.4
Article content analysis
5.5
Statistical models
5.6
Conclusions
6
Italian sociology: A community of disconnected groups
Abstract
6.1
Introduction
6.2
Data & Method
6.2.1
Temporal Community Detection
6.2.2
Visualization techniques: Alluvial plots and substantive focus with term maps
6.2.3
Exponential Random Graph Model
6.3
Results
6.3.1
Substantive focus of research
6.4
Conclusions and discussion
6.5
Appendix
7
Discussion and conclusions
8
Apendices
8.1
R and Python scripts
8.2
Timeline of PhD, research visits, schools and presentations
8.3
Annotated bibliography on social aspect of science
8.3.1
Gender
8.3.2
Diversity
8.3.3
Research collaboration (broader views)
8.3.4
Research Productivity
8.3.5
Coauthorship and modelling tie formation
8.3.6
National VS international coauthorships
8.3.7
Fragmentation of sociology
8.3.8
Specialization and promotion
8.3.9
ANVUR and Peer review versus bibliometrics
8.3.10
Scientists geographical mobility
8.3.11
Sociology of Academic labor
9
References
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