Espeland & Stevens (1998) & (2008

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  • Turning qualities into numbers to compare them Commensuration
  • Creating a single scale to rank different things Common metric
  • Making some features visible and hiding others Simplification and erasure
  • People change behavior when they are measured Reactivity
  • Numbers reshape what actors value and do Performativity of measures
  • Rules and categories used to make comparisons Classification schemes
  • Ranked lists that create winners and losers Rankings
  • Costs of reducing complexity to a single value Loss of context
  • Making judgments appear objective by using numbers Quantification
  • Anticipating how metrics affect behavior Anticipatory reactivity
  • Managing by indicators rather than judgment Audit culture
  • Belief that numbers are neutral and apolitical Illusion of objectivity
  • Numbers governing organizations and people Numerical governance
  • Targets that drive gaming and tunnel vision Goal displacement
  • How measurement changes identities and roles Metric subjectivity
  • Design choices that embed values into metrics Value laden design

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