On the circulation and legitimation of social science knowledge: The case of Finnish sociology

Fuhrman, Ellsworth R.; Kaukonen, Erkki

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“…The second column is also based on citation numbers, but these are from ninety important sociology monographs [22]. And the third column includes results from a Finnish survey from 1983 of a sample of ninety-five Finnish sociologists, which included a question about the sociologist who was most influential in terms of the respondent's own career [14]. Apparently, the only common denominators are the classical sociologists, Marx, Weber and Durkheim.…”

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“…Very few studies have been conducted recently on prestige stratification, communication system and consensus formation in scientific fields which use survey methodology and which are therefore suitable for comparison [13][14][15]. Much more common are studies that use citation data, which are based on the (muchdisputed) assumption that citation numbers express the quality of the authors' contributions.…”

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Influence and reputation in the social sciences – how much do researchers agree?

Andersen

2000

Journal of Documentation

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The existence of hierarchies based on reputation in modern science is indisputable. A set of common scientific journals is often assumed to be instrumental in the formation of these hierarchies. However, the character of the hierarchies, how monolithic/pluralistic they are and the functions of this differentiation have been discussed and caused controversy. The article brings together results from a survey of 788 Danish researchers, mainly from the social sciences, concerning their assessments of the most influential researchers and most important journals. The rankings indicate a pluralistic picture and only a moderate degree of consensus among researchers. Comparisons with (the few) other surveys and with citation data do not suggest this to be a peculiarity of Danish social scientists, however.

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Influence and reputation in the social sciences – how much do researchers agree?

Andersen

2000

Journal of Documentation

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Finnish and American Sociology: A Cross‐Cultural Comparison*

Fuhrman¹,

Snizek²

1987

Sociological Inquiry

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A comparison is made of the interrelationship between theoretical orientations and research methods of authors publishing in major U. S. journals, with those publishing in Sosiologia, the major Finnish journal. Based on a content analysis of 1,808 articles, similarities are found cross‐culturally concerning the tendency for authors with a realist theoretical orientation to use comparative historical data‐gathering techniques and for nominalists to employ data‐gathering procedures more amenable to quantification (e. g. surveys and experimental methods). These data also document the often conjectured tendency for European sociologists to emphasize a more collectivist, organic, and hence realist theoretical posture. Similarities and differences between U. S. and Finnish sociology are discussed in the context of various cultural, historical, and political differences in the maturation of sociology in the two countries.

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On the circulation and legitimation of social science knowledge: The case of Finnish sociology

Cited by 2 publications

References 14 publications

Influence and reputation in the social sciences – how much do researchers agree?

Influence and reputation in the social sciences – how much do researchers agree?

Finnish and American Sociology: A Cross‐Cultural Comparison*

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