The Routledge International Handbook of Valuation and Society

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Title Page
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
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List of Contributors
Introduction
	The contributions
	References
Part I: Theoretical perspectives
	Chapter 1: Classifications, the sacred, and moral individualism: Durkheimian perspectives on valuation
		Introduction
		The social constitution of classifications
		The sacred and the profane
		Solidarity, social change, and the emergence of moral individualism
		The Durkheimian legacy in SVE
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 2: Anthropological perspectives on value and valuation
		Introduction
		Different forms of exchange – different types of value
		From value to values
		Totalizing attempts at integration
		The creation of value by and for action
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 3: The rise of a French pragmatic sociology of values
		Introduction
		From speculative approaches to empirical investigations
		The comprehensive turn: “symbolic boundaries” and “worlds of justification”
		The pragmatic turn
		Pragmatism, between sociology, philosophy and linguistics
		Toward an axiological sociology
		Towards a social science of values
		References
	Chapter 4: On Science and Technology Studies and valuation
		The trouble with “STS”
		STS as a set of shifting provocations
		Valuation as a hardest possible case?
			Assumptions about topics and resources
			Assumptions about facts and values
			Assumptions about subjectivity and objectivity
			Assumptions about success and failure
		Preserving and developing STS’s provocative potential
		Acknowledgements
		References
	Chapter 5: Relinquishing value: Aristotle and the substances of institutional practice
		Introduction: Value and institutions
		Value(s) and social theory
		Institutional logics
			Grammar of practice
			Institutional objects
			Institutional substance
		Institutional substance as absent presence
		Aristotelian substance
		Conclusion: Institutional substances as the “souls” of institutional life
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 6: Value(s) and (e)valuation in sociological systems theories
		Introduction
		Values and action: The contribution of Talcott Parsons
		Complexity and inequalities: The contribution of Sylvia Walby
		Autopoiesis and imputed values: The contribution of Niklas Luhmann
		Globalization, comparisons, and rankings: Contributions by Bettina Heintz and Tobias Werron
		Heterarchies and valuation games: The contribution of Michael Hutter
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	Chapter 7: The ‘new’ Sociology of Knowledge and the Sociology of Valuation
		Introduction
		The Social Construction of Reality and current debates on valuation
		The process of legitimation
			Legitimation between institutionalization and socialization
			Degrees and levels of legitimation
			Conceptual consequences
		Legitimation vs. justification
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part II: Central valuation practices in societal spheres
	Part II. A Economic valuation
		Chapter 8: Economic valuation
			Introduction
			Social forms of valuation
				Valuation in markets
				Non-market forms of economic valuation
					Rating
					Rankings
					Contests
			The pragmatics of economic valuation
			Conclusion
			References
		Chapter 9: Where the value is: Accounting and the spatialization of worth
			Introduction
			Value in writing
			Value in organizations
			Value in markets
			Writing value into spaces and places
			From ecosystem services valuation to planetary accounting
			Conclusion
			References
		Chapter 10: Rethinking value through waste: About devaluation and society
			Introduction
			Wasting practices shaping societies
			Valuation practices shaping waste
			Rethinking value chains and the economy
			Conclusion
			References
	Part II. B Valuation in education and science
		Chapter 11: The panopticon of evaluation in educational organizations
			Educational contexts and the evaluation of human beings
			Evaluation in schools and universities
			Academic judgments of students
				Arrangements and trajectories of judgment
				Formatted procedures
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		Chapter 12: Research on research evaluation: From particularism to synthesis
			Introduction
			Restructuring of epistemic cultures through evaluation
			(Mis)use of indicators in research evaluation
			Peer review practices in research funding
			Peer review practices in scholarly publishing
			Discussion
			References
		Chapter 13: Competition and valuation in science and higher education
			Introduction
			Theoretical approaches
			Competition in science and higher education
			A core concern: Unintended consequences
			Conclusion
			Note
			References
		Chapter 14: How evaluations fail: Investigating scientific misconduct
			Introduction
			Defining scientific misconduct
			Evaluating scientific misconduct
				Fragmented jurisdictions
				Uncertain and contested authorities
				Conflicting value orientations
				Confidentiality and erratic interconnections
				Case-by-case radicalism
				Mismatches in evaluative scope
			Conclusion and outlook
			Note
			References
	Part II. C Valuation in arts and culture
		Chapter 15: Valuation practices in the visual arts
			Setting the stage: Becker, Bourdieu, Heinich, and DiMaggio
			Value attribution in the relevant social circles
				Stages and circles of valuation
				Artists’ peer recognition
				Curatorial projects
				Appropriation by critics and by collectors
				Judgment and selection in audience circles
			Value assessment
				Devices for artistic assessment
				Devices for commercial assessment
				Art value assessments in the social sciences
			Future developments
			Notes
			Reference
		Chapter 16: What is good music?: Distinction and valuation in music worlds
			Introduction
			Musical taste as distinction
			Musical taste as valuing in practice
			Investigating musical taste as distinction and valuation
			Conclusion
			Note
			Reference list
		Chapter 17: What makes a book “good”?: New perspectives on literary evaluation
			Introduction
			Early studies in the sociological evaluation of literature
			From literary works to literary workers
				Literary evaluation at the input boundary: Which books are good enough to publish?
				Changes at the input boundary induced by digitization
				Literary evaluation at the output boundary: Which books are worth reading?
				Changes at the output boundary induced by digitization
			Book learnings
			Reference
Part III: Cross-cutting valuation practices
	Part III. A Valuation of human beings
		Chapter 18: Self-optimization
			Introduction
			Overview of research
			Self-optimization and valuation
			Outlook for future research on SO from a valuation perspective
			Notes
			References
		Chapter 19: (A) Being worth it?: Self-worth and self-(e)valuation within Valuation Studies
			Introduction: Self-worth and self-(e)valuation – an undervalued subject
			Microlevel approaches to self-worth and self-evaluation
			Macrolevel approaches to self-worth and self-evaluation
			Conclusion: What to learn from research on self-worth, self-evaluation, and feelings thereof?
			Note
			References
		Chapter 20: Social inequality: A neglected topic in studies of valuation and evaluation?
			Introduction
			Sociological inequality research: Achievements and desiderata
			Social inequality as a topic in SVE
			Social inequality and (e)valuation beyond the institutionalized field of SVE
				Classification
				Consecration
				Stigmatization
				Homophily
			Integrating research on Social Inequality and (E)Valuation?
			Notes
			References
	Part III. B Digital valuation
		Chapter 21: Algorithms and valuation: In search of a means to get beyond opacity
			Introduction: An algorithmic backdrop
			Algorithms and the production of value
			Valuation and algorithmic systems
			Studying algorithmic valuation
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		Chapter 22: Digital surveillance and valuation in datafied societies
			Introduction: Surveillance Studies as Valuation Studies
			From panoptic surveillance to big data surveillance
			A political economy of personal information
			Digital health surveillance
			Reflections on surveillance and valuation
			References
		Chapter 23: Valuation and digital platforms
			Introduction: Valuation as an essential feature of platforms
			Valuation platforms in the narrower and the broader sense
			Connections between platforms and valuation
				What are the economic characteristics of valuation?
					The market-enabling potential of valuations and reviews as currency
					Transforming data into economic value and its effects on taste-making
				How do evaluative infrastructures exercise power and control?
					Outsourcing control to users, implicit norms, and assemblages of mutual surveillance
					Lean back and listen: Keeping users hooked on the platform
				How do platforms contribute to value conflicts?
					Touristification of neighborhoods and the value of housing
					Copyrights, adequate remuneration, and the value of music
			Conclusion and outlook
			Notes
			References
		Chapter 24: The social logics of platform units: A brief history of valuation practices online
			Introduction
			‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ values
			The time before the platforms
			Early quantifications of value
			The time before platform units
			The advent of platforms
			Platform units having value
			Conclusion
			Note
			References
Part IV: Valuation and societal change
	Chapter 25: Economization: Valuation and the boundaries of valuation games
		Introduction
		The specter of neoliberalism
		Meanings of “economization”
		Arenas of economization
		Doing economization by doing valuation
		Conclusion: Acquiring a taste for economization
		Note
		References
	Chapter 26: Risky values: Seeing risk through the lens of Valuation Studies
		Introduction
		The promises of risk
		Risk as a central category of modernity: Sociological approaches to risk
		Insights from Valuation Studies for the understanding of risk
			Classification
			Quantification, calculation, and predictability
			Rationalization and objectification
			(Normative) valuation
		Conclusion: Toward Valuation Studies of risk
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 27: Valuation and sustainability
		Introduction
		A Valuation Studies view on sustainability
		Problematizing and tangibilizing sustainability
		Discussion and outlook
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 28: Datafied and (e)valuated: Datafication as driver of contingent (e)valuation
		Introduction
		Datafication and its historical background
		Valuation of digital data – (De)Constructing myths about quality
			The higher the volume of data, the more accurate are the evaluations?
			The more societal spheres are digitized, the better we solve social problems?
			The more openness in providing and sharing data, the closer we come to democratic participation?
		Digital data for evaluation
		Datafication and social change
		References
	Chapter 29: The amateurization of valuation in the digital age
		Introduction
		Amateur valuation
		Amateurization of valuation
		Taking amateur valuation seriously
		References
	Chapter 30: Worlds of rankings research
		Introduction
		Rankings and the emergence of the rankings research ‘genre’
		Worlds of rankings research
			Kinds of rankings
			Conceptualizing rankings
			Perspectives on rankings
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part V: Reflections
	Chapter 31: Reflections on the emergence of a research field: An interview with Michèle Lamont
		References
Index