(Fehlende) Anwesenheit bei Begutachtungsprozessen: Zum Wandel der sozialen Interaktionen im virtuellen Format

Socially negotiated orders of interaction essentially determine the flow of social situations. In reviews with on-site audits, different social situations exist, which in sum contribute to the production of formally correct and justifiable decisions. But how are the interactions shaped when review procedures are transferred to virtuality? What are the consequences for the review process? Using qualitative interviews, the significance of social situations and their inherent orders of interaction for those involved in peer review in both the present and virtual formats is investigated based on two funding programs of the German Research Foundation (DFG). The results show that virtual meetings limit the possibilities for interaction among all0 participants. In particular, it is problematic that situations with a situationally regulated interaction order are missing, because according to the participants, they are essential for review processes to run smoothly and in such a way that all relevant aspects can be included.