Social Science Space

This page features a slideshow that uses Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support Javascript or you have it turned off. To see this page as it is meant to appear please use a Javascript enabled browser.

Video: Evidence-Based Policy in the Trump Era

Read More ►

Let's be honest: Was anyone first reaction on seeing this photo to wonder about the positive role sociology might have on industry or production?

Paying for the Good Stuff

When Robert Dingwall was younger, sociology departments routinely taught a course on ‘industry,’, ‘work’ or ‘economic life.’ "Most of this turf has now been abandoned to business schools in the form of organization studies, where it increasingly struggles to resist the expansion of finance and accounting studies," he says, and to our detriment.

Read More ►

Questions to Ask When Choosing New Research Tools

Academia has become increasingly reliant on third-party tools and technologies to carry out research processes. Andy Tattersall suggests a series of straightforward questions researchers should ask themselves before choosing a new technology for use in their research.

Read More ►

Competition of Academics

The managerialist logic that has permeated universities has had a clear impact on academic work. To Senia Kalfa, Adrian Wilkinson and Paul J. Gollan, academia has become like a game, with academics competing with each other for a handful of permanent positions & focused completely on accumulating the capital needed to secure one.

Read More ►

Public Forum on the Federal Government's Data Strategy

On July 30th, the Bipartisan Policy Center is hosting a public forum to provide an opportunity for members of the public to provide feedback to the federal staff developing the new federal data strategy

Read More ►

Research Value Needs the Help of Social Sciences

Rachel and Lisa explore how humanities, arts and social sciences expertise is applied to problems typically corralled into the science and technology space.

Read More ►

Grants Offered Computational Social Science Software Developers

A grant program that provides early stage funding for innovative software ideas that support social science researchers working with big data and new technology is now accepting applications.

Read More ►

Skip Lupia to Head NSF’s Social Science Directorate

Noted science communicator and political scientist Arthur 'Skip' Lupia will take the reins of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences starting in September.

Read More ►

PAA Briefing: Momentum Shift w/ the Millennial Generation

The Population Association of America invites you to a briefing on July 16 called "Momentum Shift- How the Millennial Generation is Reshaping America", which will help answer questions: What does the rise of the Millennial generation mean for America? How will growing ethnic and racial diversity shape American society?

Read More ►

Washington and Social Science: Positive Research Funding Plans Still on Track

Both houses of the United States Congress have appropriations bills that increase funding for the National Science Foundation and the 2020 Census in the works, and 'regular order' is still the rule for seeing them advance to passage. But how long will regular order be regular?

Read More ►

Keeping an Eagle-Eye on the U.S. Supreme Court

Kenneth Jost has been watching the U.S. Supreme Court for decades, and producing annual yearbook looking at the term just passed. We asked him to reflect on his career and his subject. In this interview, originally posted in February, he predicted that "the fight over any Trump nominee would be a no-holds-barred battle."

Read More ►

If you think about it, there have been knowledge brokers of one kind or another for some time working successfully.

Evidence-Based Policy: Do Knowledge Brokers Help?

We need to bridge the gap between academic research and public policy. Sarah Quarmby takes a look inside a knowledge brokering organization, the Wales Centre for Public Policy, to see how its day-to-day workings tally with the body of knowledge about evidence use in policymaking.

Read More ►

International Debates

Open Access

Early Career

Research

Blogs Network

Events

“SAGE is creating for the Social Sciences the 21st Century equivalent of the Town Square, Library, and Water Cooler all rolled into one extraordinarily impressive website. This is a bold new endeavor, which is as timely as it is promising. The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University is proud to be a partner in this exciting project.”

Stephen M. Kosslyn, Founding Dean, Minerva Project

Login

Join in our conversation! While you can comment on any of our articles without registering, create an account now to be able to connect with other members, discuss new topics in our forums, and to get regular email alerts with the latest news.
Members Login

Announcements
- Video: Evidence-Based Policy in the Trump Era - https://youtu.be/Iidc4SfjJPQ... More →
- Sir Cliff Richard, the BBC and the ethics of interviewing - The UK media are engaged in a... More →
- Questions to Ask When Choosing New Research Tools - Academia has become increasingly reliant on third-party tools and technologies to carry out research processes. Andy Tattersall suggests a series of straightforward questions researchers should ask themselves before choosing a new technology for use in their research.... More →
- Competition of Academics - The managerialist logic that has permeated universities has had a clear impact on academic work. To Senia Kalfa, Adrian Wilkinson and Paul J. Gollan, academia has become like a game, with academics competing with each other for a handful of permanent positions & focused completely on accumulating the capital needed to secure one.... More →
- Paying for the Good Stuff - When Robert Dingwall was younger, sociology departments routinely taught a course on ‘industry,’, ‘work’ or ‘economic life.’ "Most of this turf has now been abandoned to business schools in the form of organization studies, where it increasingly struggles to resist the expansion of finance and accounting studies," he says, and to our detriment.... More →
- Research Value Needs the Help of Social Sciences - Rachel and Lisa explore how humanities, arts and social sciences expertise is applied to problems typically corralled into the science and technology space.... More →
- Grants Offered Computational Social Science Software Developers - A grant program that provides early stage funding for innovative software ideas that support social science researchers working with big data and new technology is now accepting applications.... More →
- Why and How to Conduct a Literature Review - “Why you or other... More →
- Skip Lupia to Head NSF’s Social Science Directorate - Noted science communicator and political scientist Arthur 'Skip' Lupia will take the reins of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences starting in September.... More →
- Washington and Social Science: Positive Research Funding Plans Still on Track - Both houses of the United States Congress have appropriations bills that increase funding for the National Science Foundation and the 2020 Census in the works, and 'regular order' is still the rule for seeing them advance to passage. But how long will regular order be regular?... More →

Social Science Bites
- Richard Wilkinson on How Inequality is Bad July 3, 2018
- Celia Heyes on Cognitive Gadgets June 1, 2018
- Alison Liebling on Successful Prisons May 1, 2018
- David Spiegelhalter on Communicating Statistics April 2, 2018

View all

A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social scientists

Login

Announcements

Topics

Resources

Connect with us