Rethinking Metrics in the Social Sciences: Values, Indicators, and the Cost of Openness

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Audrey Alejandro, Elizabeth A Gadd, Lucy Lambe, Bryan Wilson Roberts, Elizabeth H. Stokoe
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18174863
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Abstract

This is a document summarising the first half - hour of an LSE Open Research Working Group event entitled "Are we measuring the right things in the social sciences? Debating equity, access, and prestige" which took place on 25 November 2025. A video recording of the second half hour - the Q&A section - is available on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/r_7sHOyktK0. Due to a technical diffiulty, we were unable to record the first half.

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Computational and Text Analysis Methods Research Data Management Practices Digital Education and Society

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
7 January 2026