I think we need a setup like Luciana de Souza Leão & Gil Eyal had with RCTs, where they ask why earlier attempts to popularize them didn't take off the same way link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The rise of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in international development in historical perspective - Theory and SocietyThis article brings a historical perspective to explain the recent dissemination of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as the new “gold standard” method to assess international development projects. ...link.springer.com