Dissernet

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Dissernet ( Russian Диссернет ) is a group of volunteers who examine the dissertations of prominent Russian personalities for plagiarism and publish the results on the Internet.

The current project (as of May 2020) is the investigation of plagiarism among lawyers and judges. Of the 343 doctoral theses and habilitation theses found , a third has so far been evaluated; according to the Dissernet, half of this third gave reason for complaint; z. B. due to incorrect or incorrect citation, incorrect, out of context use of figures from other works or sources. So far, 68 judges have been accused of plagiarism, three of whom have already lost their academic degrees because they a. have previously been the subject of Dissernet revelations. So far, the work of the 22 highest judges of the state, five of whom are said to have worked improperly, has been fully examined. Habilitations and dissertations are considered useful in the judiciary, but not mandatory for professional advancement. In Russia, academic titles are usually awarded by state organs or committees, which means that, with a few exceptions, the autonomy of the scientific system is not very pronounced; only these can withdraw titles, universities themselves can only do this in individual cases.

According to its own statements, Dissernet has so far sent around 5,000 letters to various authorities, including the Ministry of Education. Yet seldom gave an answer. She has little interest in institutional and state clarification and / or is hindered, which is why Dissernet tries to build up pressure by publishing her work on the Internet, also because her revelations are mostly ignored by the state media. In the past few years, 7,200 cases of plagiarism have been uncovered; 5% of the accused had their academic title revoked.

Some authors of examined dissertations

(in alphabetic order):

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Thielko Grieß: Dozens of plagiarism cases in Russian judges. (Audio; 4:16 min) In: Campus & Karriere. Deutschlandfunk, May 26, 2020, accessed on May 26, 2020 .