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Happy Birthday Social Science Bites!

By Social Science Bites | Published: May 16, 2013

SAGE’s Global Publishing Director, Ziyad Marar talks with Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds about the one year anniversary of Social Science Bites.

Also posted in Featured, International Debate, Public Engagement | Tagged Daniel Kahneman, David Edmonds, Interview, Nigel Warburton, podcast, social science, Social Science Bites, Steven Pinker, Ziyad Marar | Leave a comment

The Nonresponse Challenge to Surveys and Statistics

By American Academy of Political and Social Science | Published: May 7, 2013

Survey researchers are increasingly unable to get people to respond to surveys. This is a real worry because nonresponse can lead to biased research and because nonresponse poses a significant threat to the federal statistical system in its entirety.

Also posted in Academic Funding, International Debate, Public Engagement, Public Policy, Research Ethics, Research Methods | Tagged American Community Survey, American National Election Study, data, Douglas S.Massey, National Health Interview Survey, National Survey of Family Growth, Panel Study of Income Dynamics, policy, Quantitative Methods, Roget Tourangeau, social science, statistics, Survey Methods, survey research, Survey Response, Surveys, U.S. Census | Leave a comment

Gathering Data for Policy Makers, Business and the Public

By American Academy of Political and Social Science | Published: May 5, 2013

Federal surveys have been getting more expensive to administer, in part because the number of people who actually respond to surveys has been progressively declining.

Also posted in Academic Funding, Featured, Impact, News, Public Engagement, Public Policy, Research Methods | Tagged data, Digital Data, Federal Funding, Funding, quantitative research, social science, statistics, Surveys | 2 Comments

Stand Out and Be Counted: Quantitative Skills and Social Scientists

By British Academy | Published: May 2, 2013

The British Academy recently published a guide for students encouraging those studying the humanities and social sciences to become statistically savvy.

Also posted in Early Career, Higher Education Reform, Impact, News, Public Policy, Research Methods | Tagged business, ESRC, HEFCE, journalism, Politics, public sector, Quantitative skills, social science, statistics, The British Academy | 1 Comment

Provoked by Boredom: Experiences from Youth Confinement

By Tea Torbenfeldt Bengtsson | Published: January 8, 2013

Study finds boredom is a key experience in daily life in secure care and young people deal with their boredom through the generation of risk-taking action.

Also posted in Featured, Impact, Research Ethics, Research Methods | Tagged anthropology, Criminology, Ethnography, Incarceration, Juvenile Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, research, Research Methods, Science of Boredom, social science, sociology, Youth, Youth Correction | 2 Comments

Podcast: Virginia Crisp on Filesharing: Who’s the true thief?

By Toby Miller | Published: January 3, 2013

Virginia Crisp on filesharing - or is it piracy - or is all property theft?....and why is everyone playing table football?

Also posted in International Debate, News | Tagged Anonymous, copywrite, Copywrite Law, Cultural Studies, Filesharing, Media, Piracy, Property, Social Studies, technology, Toby Miller, Virginia Crisp | 1 Comment

Weekly Overview of Social Science News

By Lorna McConville | Published: December 13, 2012

Ideologues vs. Science, young people on the search for soul mates, the decline of religion and more in your Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Also posted in Communication, Featured, Impact, International Debate, News | Tagged climate science, marriage, relationship, science, social science, sociology, sociology of religion, Soul mate, trust in science | Leave a comment

Bridging Theory with Practice:Qualitative Research to Aid Fire & Rescue

By Jessica H Smith | Published: December 10, 2012

Research, and especially qualitative research, is fairly new to fire and rescue services. Historically, quantitative analysis has been prioritised, however qualitative research can help understand why fires occur, and social services are finally starting to notice.

Also posted in Featured, Impact, News, Public Engagement, Public Policy, Research Methods | Tagged Applied Qualitative Research, Applied Social Science, Community Safety Advisors, Fire Brigade, Fire Fighting, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Post Incident Research Programme, qualitative interviews, Qualitative Methods, Research and Evaluation Officer, Search and Rescue, social science | 4 Comments

Sir Jimmy Savile’s Crimes

By Robert Dingwall | Published: November 20, 2012

The English in full moral panic are never an edifying spectacle. The Jimmy Savile affair is no exception, as self-appointed experts on child abuse, BBC-bashing tabloids and ambulance-chasing lawyers have piled into the fray.

Also posted in Featured, Impact, International Debate, News, Public Policy | Tagged age of consent, BBC, child protection, children, ephebophilia, Jimmy Savile, Media, moral panic, paedophilia, social science, sociology, Sociology of Childhood | Leave a comment

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