Social Science Space

Simon F. Oliai discusses the rise of populism as reflected in his review of David Owen’s book ‘The Road to Perdition.’

“There is also a dimension of intergenerational justice, making these decisions [sustainable business practices], so that our generation is not […]

The discipline of physical anthropology has a dark, often fraught past. It was misused to justify slavery and even genocide. […]

An effort to measure how well equality across genders is progressing around the world, using a tool developed around United Nations-developed goals, has detected “little progress” in the last half decade.

In his new book, Richard Heller proposes a model he calls the distributed university – that is, a university that distributes education online to where it is needed.

As a student, recalls Bennie Kara, school was a haven. And that haven beckoned to her as she mapped out […]

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are here and in full swing. From serene skaters on ice to dramatic showdowns on […]

Amanda Paul at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto reviewed Opening Doors to Diversity […]

“In times of crisis, the humanities and social sciences inform and guide our response — raising awareness of the issues, analyzing options and helping shape public policy,” according to a new report by Canada’s Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. 

A new report on supporting the big data infrastructure needs of universities offers a variety of real-world recommendations for improving the research environment.

Women continue to be underutilized and underrepresented in senior-decision making roles, notes Shezadi Khushal as she explains lessons she drew from the book ‘Women and Leadership.’

Texas A&M’s Sarah Dennis surveyed librarians and their conference -going thoughts with an aim is to find “multiple ways to make conferences better for everyone, in-person or virtually.”