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Abstract: Il case study è una delle etichette più utilizzate per definire e intitolare ricerche e pubblicazioni nelle scienze sociali. Ciononostante, esso rappresenta di fatto un “non tema” della metodologia sociologica. Il volume si propone di colmare tale lacuna, ricostruendo e analizzando il percorso di sviluppo che questo approccio ha avuto sino ad oggi nel vasto panorama della ricerca sociale.

Abstract: L’articolo fornisce una visione d’insieme dei principali temi trattati, nel 2013, sulle riviste che fanno parte dell’International Association of Labour Law Journal (IALLJ) che promuove lo scambio di idee e incoraggia il dibattito tra esperti di diritto del lavoro di diversi paesi.

Abstract: Evaluation—whether called by this name, quality assurance, audit, accreditation, or others—is an important social activity. Any organization that "lives in public" must now evaluate its activities, be evaluated by others, or evaluate others. What are the origins of this wave of evaluation? And, what worthwhile results emerge from it? This book argues that if we want to understand many of the norms, values, and expectations that we, sometimes unknowingly, bring to evaluation, we should ...; [Read more...] Evaluation—whether called by this name, quality assurance, audit, accreditation, or others—is an important social activity. Any organization that "lives in public" must now evaluate its activities, be evaluated by others, or evaluate others. What are the origins of this wave of evaluation? And, what worthwhile results emerge from it? This book argues that if we want to understand many of the norms, values, and expectations that we, sometimes unknowingly, bring to evaluation, we should explore how evaluation is demanded, formatted, and shaped by two great principles of social order: organization and society. With this understanding, we can more conscientiously participate in evaluation processes; better position ourselves to understand many of the mysteries, tensions, and paradoxes in evaluation; and use evaluation in a more informed way.