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From Commitment to Practice: Implementing ARRA Commitment 2 in Career Progression Procedures at the National Research Council of Italy Provost Lottie Di Donato Francesca Mannocci Andrea Pecoraro Fabrizio Ginevra Peruginelli, Sebastiano Faro Tommaso Agnoloni, Mimi Urbanc, Michael Ochsner Provost, Lottie Mia Di Donato, Francesca Mannocci, Andrea Pecoraro, Fabrizio Coara, ARRA, CNR The global transition toward responsible research assessment (RRA), formalized by the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment (ARRA), emphasizes qualitative evaluation over quantitative metrics . Despite broad international support, a significant gap persists between high-level policy commitments and their practical implementation . This study examines the operationalization of ARRA Commitment 2—balancing qualitative judgment with the responsible use of indicators—within career progression procedures at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) . Following its 2022 signature of the ARRA, CNR launched four competitive calls in 2023 that introduced Narrative CVs and a framework focused on qualitative merit . Through a qualitative content analysis of 4,090 criteria defined by 90 evaluation committees, the research reveals a partial and uneven implementation of these principles . While research outputs are increasingly subject to qualitative assessment, mechanical scoring remains dominant for other contributions, such as teaching and evaluation . The findings highlight heterogeneous interpretations of qualitative assessment across disciplinary clusters and varying levels of guidance provided to committees . Ultimately, the study underscores the challenges of translating reform principles into consistent practice and encourages research organizations to "Evaluate your Evaluation" to better align assessment processes with career development goals . 2026 info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14243/579341 10.32091/RESSH2026 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/9788890576485 https://ressh2026.igsg.cnr.it/ eng ispartofbook:RESEARCH EVALUATION AND SCIENTIFIC AUTONOMY UNDER PRESSURE. Conference Proceedings RESSH 2026 - Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities Conference firstpage:58 lastpage:61 numberofpages:4 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess license:Creative commons license uri:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/