De unges problem: – individualisering og kvantifiseringskultur i skolen
In: Nytt norsk tidsskrift, Band 38, Heft 1-2, S. 139-153
ISSN: 1504-3053
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In: Nytt norsk tidsskrift, Band 38, Heft 1-2, S. 139-153
ISSN: 1504-3053
In: European journal of cultural and political sociology: the official journal of the European Sociological Association (ESA), Band 8, Heft 2, S. 151-174
ISSN: 2325-4815
In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning: TfS = Norwegian journal of social research, Band 59, Heft 4, S. 349-372
ISSN: 1504-291X
In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning: TfS = Norwegian journal of social research, Band 48, Heft 4, S. 531-558
ISSN: 1504-291X
In: Nytt norsk tidsskrift, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 418-431
ISSN: 1504-3053
In: Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning: TfS = Norwegian journal of social research, Band 49, Heft 2, S. 265-272
ISSN: 1504-291X
In: Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 6-20
ISSN: 1891-1781
Histories of statistics and quantification have demonstrated that systems of statistical knowledge participate in the construction of the objects that are measured. However, the pace, purpose, and scope of quantification in state bureaucracy have expanded greatly over the past decades, fuelled by (neoliberal) societal trends that have given the social phenomenon of quantification a central place in political discussions and in the public sphere. This is particularly the case in the field of education. In this article, we ask what is at stake in state bureaucracy, professional practice, and individual pupils as quantification increasingly permeates the education field. We call for a theoretical renewal in order to understand quantification as a social phenomenon in education. We propose a sociology-of-knowledge approach to the phenomenon, drawing on different theoretical traditions in the sociology of knowledge in France (Alain Desrosi eres and Laurent Th evenot), England (Barry Barnes and Donald MacKenzie), and Canada (Ian Hacking), and argue that the ongoing quantification practice at different levels of the education system can be understood as cultural processes of self-fulfilling prophecies. ; publishedVersion
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In: The international journal of sociology and social policy, Band 42, Heft 3/4, S. 262-275
ISSN: 1758-6720
PurposeThis paper provides an analysis of the notion of dugnad (collective effort) in the context of the first weeks of the outbreak of COVID-19 in Norway. By appealing to people's sense of collective effort (dugnadsånd) Norwegian leaders successfully managed to coordinate the actions of the population and beat the outbreak.Design/methodology/approachThe argument builds on the pragmatic sociology associated with Boltanski and Thévenot and their "orders of worth". Building on qualitative interview studies of the Norwegian middle and working classes a moral ideal type labelled "the socially responsible citizen" is identified.FindingsThe authors argue that dugnad is embedded in a moral repertoire of the socially responsible citizen that is indicative of a specific Norwegian welfare mentality and that is imperative for the sustainability and resilience of the Norwegian welfare model. This repertoire is found across social classes and has to be understood in light of the Norwegian welfare model and the role of civil society.Social implicationsThe analysis explains the societal impact of the appeal and endorsement of the notion of dugnad in the context of the outbreak of COVID-19.Originality/valueThe paper explores the roots and impact of a social phenomenon that has not been a matter for much sociological analysis.
In: Cultura: international journal of philosophy of culture and axiology, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 7-27
ISSN: 2065-5002