A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social and behavioral scientists
“Crime is an integrated aspect of any culture.” David Canter reviews how crime influences a society’s actions and illustrates the broader social consequences that crime may have on the individuals in a particular culture.
David Canter reviews the evidence amassing to show the depredations of economic inequality.
Failures to participate in expected commitments, such as not turning up for doctors’ appointments or not taking up benefits like free school meals or welfare payments, are aspects of what Robin G. Milne designates as ‘civic disengagement.’
The win for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election raises many questions about democracy and the ways in which […]
Our David Canter considers emerging studies of ‘social death.’
David Canter reviews new research studying the challenges of social science contributing to policy making.
David Canter considers the fatal consequences of keeping medical problems secret
David Canter, editor of the ‘The Faces of Terrorism,’ questions the psychology of terrorists in the wake of the rise of ISIS.
David Canter examines the latest themed issue of the journal of the Academy of Social Sciences, which approaches how we determine what our ‘self’ is. These abstract arguments have important implications in areas such as national security and even finance, he finds.
The natural sciences present easy-to-follow prescriptions for addressing climate change. Unfortunately, getting human beings to sign on requires navigating a maze of psychological, domestic, social, economic, political and cultural forces.
In the run-up to the World Cup semifinals, David Canter considers the legacy of major international sporting events.
David Canter considers the psychological bases of violent jihad.
