
What Leads to Radicalisation?
David Canter considers the psychological bases of violent jihad.
9 years agoA space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
David Canter considers the psychological bases of violent jihad.
9 years agoDavid Takeuchi argues that even if the FIRST act doesn’t pass, it is clear that U.S. politicians are demanding more of a say in federally funded research. While a push to ensure research remains relevant can be a good thing, scientists and politicians must not forget that initial outcomes do not constitute substantive evidence. Scientific integrity and replication shouldn’t have to be sacrificed in order to meet political time frames.
9 years agoAccording to a December 2010 report from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Monthly Labor Review report, the U.S. […]
9 years agoRobert Dingwall argues that numeracy and and a grasp of quantitative method of course have a place in the education of a social scientist, but they shouldn’t be the only skills in the graduate’s quiver. How about he ability to walk around, for one?
9 years agoViewing the question through the prism of the riots of 2011, Martyn Hammersley asks some probing questions about ability and the expertise of public sociology is explaining the incidents.
9 years agoWe’ve all heard the phrase “peer review” as giving credence to research and scholarly papers, but what does it actually […]
9 years agoHoward Silver named Senior Contributing Editor of Social Science Space June 20, 2014 (Washington, D.C.) — Howard J. Silver, Political […]
9 years agoSenator Tom Coburn’s long-standing effort to restrict political science funding has returned with a new amendment filed for the latest bill that funds the National Science Foundation.
9 years agoIs it easier for someone to be corrupt at different levels within an organization? Does corruption depend on the resources […]
9 years agoThe more things change, the more they stay the same — especially when it comes to political reluctance for the U.S government to pay for social science research. Our new blogger, Howard J. Silver, is an old hand at lobbying the feds for research funds, and details how political headwinds blew in a suite of lobbying groups.
9 years agoSome Australians have looked to the United States as a model for revamping Oz’s higher education system. U.S.-based sociologist Steven Ward suggests they ought to take another look.
9 years ago[We’re pleased to welcome Carolyn M. Plump who collaborated with William Van Buskirk for Clare Morgan’s What Poetry Brings to […]
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