Interpretative Power and the Social Ontology of Institutional Ethnography: A Review of Órla Meadhbh Murray’s University Audit Cultures and Feminist Praxis: An Institutional Ethnography (2025)

Authors

• Breanna Kubat, Carleton UniversityFollow

Author Affiliations and Contact

Breanna Kubat, Carleton University, [email protected]

Abstract

This review critically assesses Órla Meadhbh Murray’s institutional ethnography (IE) of audit culture at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. I center my review on Murray’s argument that interpretive power exists at the local level, and with this, opportunities, although limited, to influence how audit processes are performed at the institutional and departmental levels exist. I propose that Murray’s work provides a practical guide and example of what it means to conduct an IE that is grounded in IE’s social ontology.

Recommended Citation

Kubat, Breanna (2026) "Interpretative Power and the Social Ontology of Institutional Ethnography: A Review of Órla Meadhbh Murray’s University Audit Cultures and Feminist Praxis: An Institutional Ethnography (2025)," Journal of Institutional Ethnography: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/journalofinstitutionalethnography/vol1/iss1/4