Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
When Is It Appropriate to Call a Crime ‘Terrorist’?
Looking at the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas and the ongoing violence perpetrated by people claiming to be working for the so-called Islamic State, our David Canter examines the use of the word ;terrorism’ and asks under what contexts is it accurately applied.
Political Activism is Not Just for Youngsters
David Canter reviews a new range of studies that shows people can be politically active from childhood to old age
To Know a Society, Know Its Crime
“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.
Is Karl Marx Living at this Hour?
David Canter reviews the evidence amassing to show the depredations of economic inequality.
Civic (Dis)Engagement
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 People and the State
The win for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election raises many questions about democracy and the ways in which populist movements […]
Evidence-Based Policy: The Challenges
David Canter reviews new research studying the challenges of social science contributing to policy making.
