From local informalities to meritocracy. How Central and Eastern European social scientists perceive the norms of their field

IF 0.7 Q2 AREA STUDIES Eastern Journal of European Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.47743/ejes-2022-0101
Márton Demeter, Sara Simon, M. Goyanes
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While there is extensive literature that discusses the historical and institutional background of the relative underdevelopment of Central and Eastern European (CEE) academia in social sciences, we have a limited knowledge on how academics of the region perceive the culture of their scholarly fields. Building upon survey data from 481 social scientists from 16 CEE countries, this paper analyses the perceived meritocracy of the academic system. We found significant positive associations between meritocracy, publication requirements for promotions and international publication records. Moreover, results show that academic capital is typically accumulated though informal networks and even from the family, while the role of formal education is less important. Our findings suggest that raising the level of meritocracy in promotion and recruitment processes might help increase the international visibility of CEE social sciences through a growth in international publications, but also indicated that research institutions should motivate CEE scholars with both financial rewards and a reduction in teaching duties.
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从地方的非正式到精英管理。中欧和东欧社会科学家如何看待他们领域的规范
虽然有大量文献讨论了中欧和东欧(CEE)社会科学学术界相对不发达的历史和制度背景,但我们对该地区学者如何看待其学术领域文化的了解有限。基于来自16个中东欧国家的481名社会科学家的调查数据,本文分析了学术体系中的精英主义。我们发现任人唯贤、晋升的出版要求和国际出版记录之间存在显著的正相关关系。此外,研究结果表明,学术资本通常是通过非正式网络甚至来自家庭积累的,而正规教育的作用则不那么重要。我们的研究结果表明,提高晋升和招聘过程中的精英管理水平可能有助于通过增加国际出版物来提高中东欧社会科学的国际知名度,但也表明研究机构应该通过经济奖励和减少教学职责来激励中东欧学者。
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期刊介绍: The Eastern Journal of European Studies (EJES) seeks to provide a forum for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogue between ideas, and a framework for theoretical and empirical analyses covering major topics in European studies: European history, politics, European economy and European policies, EU community law, European culture and society. EJES encourages studies focusing on Central and Eastern Europe (including Eastern Neighbourhood) in order to better understand its transformations induced by the integration process and to address its specific challenges by supporting scientific debates on the general European theory and practice. Furthermore, the editorial board regularly invites distinguished guest editors to coordinate thematic issues.
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