Communication

Round-up of Social Science Research

August 1, 2014 1292

The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The articles linked below are free to read for a limited period.
________________________________________

Symbolic and cultural approaches to the origins of World War I
International Relations
This journal has published a forum on understanding the origins of World War I.
________________________________________

Dealing with law in migration control
Social & Legal Studies
Exploring how consular clerks use their discretionary powers, this article has sought to illuminate dynamic interactions between state agents, bureaucratic practices, and the place of law in migration control.
________________________________________

School Leadership in Europe
Educational Management Administration & Leadership
This special issue focuses on school leadership in Europe. The nine articles, from seven countries, make a significant contribution to our understanding of leadership across this continent.
________________________________________

Punishment is not enough: The victim is satisfied when the offender consequently displays a change in attitude
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
This paper aimed to examine what makes punishment satisfying for victims.
________________________________________

What have the Humanities and Arts to offer STEM HE?
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education
This special issue considers what the Humanities and Creative Performing Arts writing – in their distinctive use of argument, illuminative case studies and particular and singular evidence – have to offer STEM and fields such as Medical Humanities and Consciousness Studies?
________________________________________

Riding in the shadows: The reaction of the British print media to Chris Froome’s victory in the 2013 Tour de France
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
This paper examines how the events surrounding Froome’s victory in the 2013 Tour de France were reported in London-based print media the day after his victory.
________________________________________


Special Issue: Sport and alcohol

International Review for the Sociology of Sport
This double issue focuses on the contemporary agenda of research on alcohol within the field of sociology of sport.
________________________________________

What’s gendered about gender-based violence?
Gender & Society
This article examines the relation of partner violence not to biological sex, but to gender as conceptualized in feminist theory.
________________________________________

How to die well: Aesthetic and ethical issues in confessional cancer diaries
Journalism
This article looks at how these narratives of illness, especially cancer, belong to the wider phenomenon of confessional journalism, which can be understood as a subset of literary journalism.


Senior Marketing Manager at SAGE, and editor of the SAGE Insight blog

View all posts by Lorna McConville

Related Articles

A Status Check on Hallucinated Case Law Incidents
Innovation
January 12, 2026

A Status Check on Hallucinated Case Law Incidents

Read Now
Scientists Should Keep in Mind It’s Called the ‘Marketplace of Ideas’ for a Reason
Communication
December 29, 2025

Scientists Should Keep in Mind It’s Called the ‘Marketplace of Ideas’ for a Reason

Read Now
Stop the University Ranking Circus
Higher Education Reform
August 18, 2025

Stop the University Ranking Circus

Read Now
A Psychologist Explains Replication (and Why It’s Not the Same as Reproducibility)
Research
August 13, 2025

A Psychologist Explains Replication (and Why It’s Not the Same as Reproducibility)

Read Now
A Look at How Large Language Models  Transform Research

A Look at How Large Language Models Transform Research

Generative AI, especially large language models (LLMs), present exciting and unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges for academic research and scholarship. As the […]

Read Now
We Asked Where America’s Future Scientists Would Want to Live

We Asked Where America’s Future Scientists Would Want to Live

Graduate students interested in an academic career after graduation day have often been told they need to be open to moving somewhere […]

Read Now
Mapping the Connections: Understanding the Network of Social Science Editors-in-Chief 

Mapping the Connections: Understanding the Network of Social Science Editors-in-Chief 

A new study on the connections between editors-in-chief in the social sciences reveals significant geographical and gender imbalances in editorial leadership. Male […]

Read Now
0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

0 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments