As part of a series of occasional interviews with leading social scientists, Linda Putnam, Chair of the Department of Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, spoke to socialsciencespace about her career.

The value of cartoons in understanding the employer—employee relationship Journal of Management Inquiry Why WikiLeaks’ bid for radical transparency failed International Review […]

Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project launched. Marvellous new resource created by Google in association with the Nelson Mandela Centre of […]

New research provides evidence that, when under time pressure or otherwise cognitively impaired, people are more likely to express conservative views.

Since its earliest days there has been a great deal of writing about online activism and the possibility of forming active publics via the Internet.

The latest new free collection from LSE Digital Library is  Street Life in London Originally published in the 1870s by John […]

University of Pennsylvania announces new forum on Social Science and Policy, Cary Cooper and Stephen Anderson make the case for a chief social scientist in the Guardian, and more in this update on Social Science News.

A response to Sir Simon Jenkins’ article on the value of public universities.

Budget week. The Guardian datablog issued a really good collection of 10 visualizations of data that you need to understand […]

SocialScienceSpace may be down for brief maintenance in the next 48 hours. We’re upgrading our website to bring you better […]

Working mothers tend to be happier and healthier than mothers who stay at home caring for young children, according to recent research. But many of those who work are often haunted by the question: “Am I screwing up my kids?”

Future for Women on boards: Milestone or Millstone? Annual report from FTSE and Cranfield University. It examines the percentage of […]