Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Trans-Atlantic Platform Seeks Proposals to Advance Democracy, Governance and Trust
The Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities has issued its fourth joint research call to produce research targeting societal issues related to the economy, politics and more while advancing democracy, governance and trust.
Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, Historian of Soviet States, Wins 2023 Princess Of Asturias Social Science Award
Political historian Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, an expert on the former Soviet Union and many of its successor states, received the 2023 Princess of Austrias Award for Social Science
Ecological Economist Joan Martinez-Alier Receives 2023 Holberg Prize
Joan Martinez-Alier, a scholar in ecological economics and political ecology, received the 2023 Holberg Prize from Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.
New Georgetown, Knight Foundation Institute Aims to Translate Technology Research Into Policy
Georgetown University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation are investing $30 million in a new institute that will merge technology research and policy.
Paper on Understanding Individual Differences In Executive Functions Proves Hugely Popular
The paper “The Nature and Organization of Individual Differences in Executive Functions: Four General Conclusions,” published in Current Directions in Psychological Science in 2012, is a recipient of Sage’s fourth annual 10-Year Impact Awards. The paper has been cited 2,172 times.
A Viral Paper on Determining What Makes Online Content Viral
The paper “What Makes Online Content Viral,” published in the Journal of Marketing Research in 2012, is a recipient of Sage’s fourth annual 10-Year Impact Awards. The paper has been cited 1,333 times.
Honoring a Prescient Look Corporate Social Responsibility
The paper “What We Know and Don’t Know About Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review and Research Agenda,” published in the Journal of Management in 2012, is a recipient of Sage’s fourth annual 10-Year Impact Awards. The paper has been cited 1,970 times.
NSF Reaching Out to High Schoolers Interested in Social, Behavioral Science
American high school students interested in the social, behavioral and economic (SBE) sciences won’t have to wait until college to gain hands-on research experience thanks to a new National Science Foundation initiative.
