Archives for 2020

We Must Talk About Polling: A Quick Q&A with W. Joseph Campbell
News
November 4, 2020

We Must Talk About Polling: A Quick Q&A with W. Joseph Campbell

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“Strategic Discrimination” puts Diverse Candidates at a Disadvantage
News
November 3, 2020

“Strategic Discrimination” puts Diverse Candidates at a Disadvantage

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Political Studies Association Lecture a Debrief on US Election
Announcements
November 3, 2020

Political Studies Association Lecture a Debrief on US Election

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Beyond Plurality: Ideas for Replacing U.S. Electoral College
Public Policy
November 2, 2020

Beyond Plurality: Ideas for Replacing U.S. Electoral College

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Blessed are the Trusting, For They Are More Likely to Vote

Blessed are the Trusting, For They Are More Likely to Vote

Whomever they vote for, says Cary Wu, Americans who are trusting are more likely to have either cast their ballots already or will on election day than Americans who do not trust easily.

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SHAPE – A Focus on the Human World

SHAPE – A Focus on the Human World

Social sciences, humanities and the arts can help us in our endeavors, which is why we, along with the British Academy and others, have recently launched SHAPE: Social sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy

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Salma Mousa on Contact Theory (and Football)

Salma Mousa on Contact Theory (and Football)

If differing groups could be brought together cooperatively – not competitively – in a manner endorsed by both groups and where each side met on an equal footing, perhaps we could, as Salma Mousa puts it in this Social Science Bites podcast, “unlock tolerance on both sides and reduce prejudice.”

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Festival of Social Science Features Launch of New Robert Putnam Book

Festival of Social Science Features Launch of New Robert Putnam Book

Political scientist Robert Putnam, whose book Bowling Alone achieved a popular and policy prominence that most social scientists can only dream of, will discuss his latest book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again, co-written by Shaylyn Romney Garrett, in a virtual launch on November 5.

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DBASSE Event Focused on Social Science Responses to COVID’s Challenges

DBASSE Event Focused on Social Science Responses to COVID’s Challenges

An online seminar hosted by the NAS’ Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education featured a series of presentations on what can we do to lessen, reverse and even thrive in the face of changes wrought by the pandemic.

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Future Business Leaders, Ethical Values, and National Economic Freedom:  A View from Business Students in Eight Countries

Future Business Leaders, Ethical Values, and National Economic Freedom: A View from Business Students in Eight Countries

Ethics, goes one line of reasoning, are great for those who can afford them. It’s a cynical view, to be sure, but what effect does the economic terrain affect ethical orientation?

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Watch Online Conversation on ‘Reimagining Schools’

Watch Online Conversation on ‘Reimagining Schools’

Given the turmoil that 2020 has brought to the world, can we “move beyond analysis to impact”? That was a question that animated the debut online event for the “Reimagining Social Institutions” series – “Reimagining Schools.”

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Competition: Share Your Story of Research Impact

Competition: Share Your Story of Research Impact

As social and behavioral researchers, we expect you have a story you could tell about your work and what it’s meant to the world outside your laptop. We’re giving you the chance to share that story in our second annual Impact Storytelling Contest, with a $500 prize for each winning submission and the opportunity to get your impact story heard.

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