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 […]
The Many Wins Represented by Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize
Decades of research have seen economic historian Claudia Goldin methodically collate data and archival stories, detective style, to uncover explanations for the rise and fall (and rise again) of women’s paid employment over the centuries
Marc Augé, 1935-2023: Anthropologist Founder Of ‘Non-Places’
French anthropologist Marc Augé, who died on July 24, is renowned for his concept of “non-places”. His 1993 text of the same name describes a reality that is very much relevant to our everyday lives.
Designing Research For Impact
Recent experiences have not been very positive. The vast majority of proposals seem to conflate impact with research dissemination (a heroic leap of faith – changing the world one seminar at a time), or to outsource impact to partners such as NGOs and thinktanks.
Norman Denzin, 1941-2023: The Father of Qualitative Research
Sociologist Norman K. Denzin, whose pioneering work in developing and popularizing qualitative research methodology saw him dubbed “the father of qualitative research,” died on August 6 in Urbana, Illinois. He was 82.
Seeking Policy Impact? Cite Your Evidence
When communicating with a policymaker, especially one with whom you disagree, you want to stop them from discounting your opinion. One way to do this is by citing quality evidence to support your position.
As We Evolve Science Policy We Must Vigilantly Assess Its Changes
Considering a series of proposed policy changes by the National Institutes of Health, Micah Altman and Philip N. Cohen, argue they highlight wider systematic gaps in the evaluation of operational science policies and signal an urgent need to increase funding for metascience.
You Can Merge Two Goals: A Talk with Scholar-Activist Gregory Squires
For his work on the many facets of the struggle to advance fair housing, the Urban Affairs Association has honored sociologist Gregory Squires with its 2023 Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award.
Social Science Research Council Turns 100: Interview with President Anna Harvey
To celebrate the Social Science Research Council’s 100th anniversary, we interviewed SSRC president Anna Harvey.
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