Author: Social Science Space

Europe’s Research Universities Call for Harnessing Breadth of Social Science and Humanities
Investment
February 2, 2023

Europe’s Research Universities Call for Harnessing Breadth of Social Science and Humanities

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Women in Social and Behavioral Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Set for International Women’s Day 
Event
February 1, 2023

Women in Social and Behavioral Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Set for International Women’s Day 

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Watch the Talk: Insights on the Holocaust from Social Science
Event
January 26, 2023

Watch the Talk: Insights on the Holocaust from Social Science

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American Sociological Association Statement, Guidebook Back Teaching about Race and Racism
Communication
January 24, 2023

American Sociological Association Statement, Guidebook Back Teaching about Race and Racism

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Holberg Prize Panel to Examine Challenges to European Liberal Democracy

Holberg Prize Panel to Examine Challenges to European Liberal Democracy

What can German history since 1871 tell us about the relationship between nationalism, democracy, and authoritarianism, both in Germany and in Europe […]

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ESRC-Funded Initiative Aims to Harness Social Science to Address Environmental Issues

ESRC-Funded Initiative Aims to Harness Social Science to Address Environmental Issues

A new five-year program funded by Britain’s Economic and Social Research Council aims to harness social science to address vital environmental concerns.

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New U.S. Budget Includes 12 Percent Hike for NSF

New U.S. Budget Includes 12 Percent Hike for NSF

Shortly before the new year, legislation — which among many other things increased funding for the United States National Science Foundation by 12 percent compared to the current year – was signed by President Joe Biden.

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Dunning and Kruger Given 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology

Dunning and Kruger Given 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology

Social psychologists David Dunning of the University of Michigan and Justin Kruger of New York University, whose research captured the public imagination by suggesting that unskilled people often overrate their own abilities, have received the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Psychology.

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Watch the Video – Re-thinking the Therapeutic: Affect, Alienation, and Politics in Therapeutic Culture

Watch the Video – Re-thinking the Therapeutic: Affect, Alienation, and Politics in Therapeutic Culture

Therapeutic culture plays a central role in societies around the world. From self-help books to mental well-being workshops to conversations about the […]

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Latest MacArthur Cohort Includes Four Working in Social Sciences

Latest MacArthur Cohort Includes Four Working in Social Sciences

Four scholars working in the social and behavioral sciences were among the 25 luminaries named fellows of the MacArthur Foundation earlier this week.

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AAPSS Seeks Nominations for 2023 Moynihan Prize

AAPSS Seeks Nominations for 2023 Moynihan Prize

The annual American Academy of Political and Social Science’s Moynihan Prize was created to recognize social scientists, public officials, and civic leaders […]

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Shirley Malcom To Discuss DBASSE at Henry and Bryna David Lecture

Shirley Malcom To Discuss DBASSE at Henry and Bryna David Lecture

Shirley Malcom, senior adviser to the CEO and director of the SEA Change initiative at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will deliver this year’s David Lecture.

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