Structural, Relational, and Temporal Non-Identifiability (Terminological Note/Series Note 13)

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This publication is part of the series Public Analytical Notes (Note 13), which provides short, analytically framed texts on evaluation and decision-making in institutional and administrative contexts.

The note introduces structural, relational, and temporal non-identifiability as analytical terms within the present framework concerning reconstructability and reviewability in documented evaluative and administrative processes.

The note is descriptive and analytical in character. It does not establish causal claims, normative judgments, or legal conclusions. The terms may be used to describe situations in which identifiable elements are present while structures or relations necessary for reconstruction remain non-identifiable in available documentation.

The analytical formulation draws on distinctions concerning evaluative structure, reconstructability, and reviewability developed within the criteriology framework (Eines, 2026e–i) and systematises distinctions developed across Series Notes 5–12.

The note is based on documented material but is presented in a generalised form and does not aim to describe or identify any specific case or individual.