Passive forms in writing
Much like the -- in my view wrong -- idea that scientific writing goes without the first person, I regularly come across the idea that the passive form should be avoided at
Optimizing the Responsible Researcher: Towards Fair and Constructive Academic Advancement
Researchers are pulled in various, sometimes contradictory directions by the multiplication of performance metrics and new incentives to align with societal needs. Management structures, funding systems, and publication practices are increasingly influenced by pressures to promote only the highest quality science, and by models and incentives for academic advancement that would produce this highest quality.
Security technologies versus citizen roles?
, “Security technologies versus citizen roles?”, Science as Culture, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 307-329, 2017.
Governance of energy transitions: about inclusion and closure in complex sociotechnical problems
, “Governance of energy transitions: about inclusion and closure in complex sociotechnical problems”, Energy, Sustainability and Society, vol. 6, no. 20, pp. 1-11, 2016.
The I in science
It seems to be hard-wired into the brains of many students, that scientific writing by definition goes without the first person, and preferably even in the passive voice.
