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Making the Case for the Social Sciences booklet on Longitudinal Research

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: May 22, 2013

In June we will launch the latest Making the Case for the Social Sciences booklet, which highlights important recent longitudinal research into education, health and other social issues.

Also posted in Announcements, Research Methods | Tagged Academy of Social Sceince, Diana Kuh, Institute of Education, Logitudinal Research, NRC Unit of Lifelong Health and Ageing, social science, Tony Trueman | Leave a comment

The Branded Sociologist: Can We Still Be On Anyone’s Side?

By Daniel Nehring | Published: May 9, 2013

Sociology is a brand. To survive or even thrive in the academic marketplace, sociology needs to take care of its image. But at what cost?

Posted in News | Tagged academia, Branding, business, Corporatization, early career, Howard Becker, managerial class, Middlesex University, PhD, Rod Thornton controversy, social science, sociology, University of Nottingham | 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, Interdisciplinarity, 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, Interdisciplinarity, Public Policy, Research Methods | Tagged business, ESRC, HEFCE, journalism, Politics, public sector, Quantitative skills, social science, statistics, The British Academy | 1 Comment

Property Crime, Violence and Recession

By Richard Garside | Published: April 29, 2013

There is no inevitability in the rise in homicide, domestic and acquaintance violence in the coming year. Sadly, though, it would be more surprising if they did not increase than if they did.

Also posted in Featured, Impact, International Debate, Public Policy | Tagged BCS/CSEW, British Crime Survey, crime, Crime Survey for England and Wales, Danny Dorling, financial crisis, inequality, Interpersonal violence, Police, Poverty, Property, recession | Leave a comment

Accountability, Compliance and Bureaucratisation in Higher Education

By Ferdinand von Prondzynski | Published: April 26, 2013

Around the educational mission we are now spinning a web of ‘accountability’ that has little to do with explaining or justifying our activities, and much to do with obscuring our responsibility through the creation of elaborate processes.

Also posted in Featured, Higher Education Reform, Impact, International Debate | Tagged Academic Job, Academic job seeking, accountability, bureaucratization, Dublin City University, ociety of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, risk management, university | 1 Comment

The Papers That Could Change Politics in the Coming Years

By Pacific-Standard Magazine | Published: April 23, 2013

A review of new material presented at the Midwest Political Science Association’s annual conference in Chicago.

Also posted in Impact, International Debate | Tagged Barbara Norrander, Casey B. K. Dominguez, Conference, Danielle Thomsen, Jay Wendland, Kerri Stephens, MPSA, political science, Seth Masket | 1 Comment

The BBC, North Korea and the Culture of Impunity

By Robert Dingwall | Published: April 16, 2013

The controversy over BBC journalists’ use of a student tour group linked to the London School of Economics should not be allowed to go away quietly.

Also posted in Public Policy, Research Ethics | Tagged BBC, Craig Calhoun, Ethics, London School of Economics, LSE, Media, North Korea, Panorama, policy, Project Camelot, research, Social research, social science, social science research | 1 Comment

Please – Not a Heroic Impact Narrative

By Pat Thompson | Published: April 15, 2013

Recently I’ve seen a lot of hero/heroine narratives. They now seem to be popping up in research impact plans and claims about impact.

Also posted in Impact, International Debate, Research Ethics | Tagged evidence-based policy, Heroic narrative, impact, Pat THompson, policy, research, social science, welfare | Leave a comment

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