Actors, Relations, and Networks : Scholarly Collaboration Beyond Bibliometric Measures

• Autorzy: Dominika Czerniawska , Wojciech Fenrich , Michał Bojanowski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Scholarly collaboration is relatively well described quantitatively on the macro level thanks to the analyses of large bibliographic databases. At the same time, there are known limitations of the bibliometric approaches to studying collaboration in science. We argue that in order to improve our understanding of social processes operating in science it is necessary to take a more in-depth look: (1) identify kinds of actors that are recognized as potential partners in collaboration, (2) what features of collaborative relations are considered crucial for engaged actors, (3) what kinds of structures of networks composed of collaboration relations actors are embedded in, and what factors influence these structures. With 30 individual in-depth interviews (IDI) with Polish scholars we gathered detailed information about individual collaborations that allowed us to analyze collaborative ties from individual perspective and map respondent-centered networks of collaboration. Scholars identify individuals as well as teams or institutions as collaborators. They also distinguish symmetric and asymmetric collaborations. Structures of respondent-centered collaboration networks are affected by (a) leadership strategies of team principals (especially whether teams are built around positions or individuals); (b) institutional location (by making establishing external collaborations easier for scientists from bigger institutions); (c) scientific degree and recent changes in financing of science (as young scientists receive more freedom from usual organizational hierarchies by receiving substantial grants). (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Szkolnictwo wyższe; Nauka; Współpraca; Analiza bibliometryczna

EN

Higher education; Science; Cooperation; Bibliometric analysis

• Czasopismo: Polish Sociological Review
• Rocznik: 2018
• Numer: nr 2 (202)
• Strony: 167-185

Twórcy

autor

Dominika Czerniawska

• University of Warsaw

autor

Wojciech Fenrich

• University of Warsaw

autor

Michał Bojanowski

• Kozminski University

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DOI

10.26412/psr202.02