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Are Gender Studies Under Assault Globally?

By Jennifer Evans | Published: January 10, 2019

The war on gender studies is a pillar in the authoritarian critique of liberalism. But for many scholars, argues Jennifer Evans, it is a sign...

How the Brazilian Elite Delegitimize Demands for Greater Racial Equality

By Luiz Valerio P. Trindade | Published: December 21, 2018

Brazilian elite have an enduring resistance to acknowledging the existence and the pernicious effects of racism in shaping the country’s contemporary social relations. These effects...

Also posted in Featured, News | Tagged Brazil, color-blind racism, Marielle Franco, Race and Gender | Leave a comment

Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

By Glyn Davis | Published: December 13, 2018

This is an edited version of a speech given by Glyn Davis, distinguished professor of political science at the Crawford School of Public Policy at...

Also posted in Communication, Public Policy | Tagged Academic Freedom, Australia, free speech, Freedom of Expression, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Video: Honest Reporting in an Age of News-Shaming

By Olivia Butze | Published: December 4, 2018

Between his chastisements of the media, Twitter rants, and dismissal of scientifically conducted studies, some may wonder what it really means to be a reporter...

Also posted in News | Tagged AEJMC, Fake News, Journalism | Leave a comment

Translating Research to Policy: Improving Justice for Women and Girls

By Brooke Stanley | Published: November 18, 2018

A number of scholars drawn from American Society of Criminology's Division on Women and Crime presented their evidence-based suggestions for the improvement of existing policies...

Also posted in Bookshelf, Public Policy, Videos | Tagged Criminology, Feminist Criminology | Leave a comment

Reflections on the Centenary of the Armistice

By Robert Dingwall | Published: November 14, 2018

At the 100th anniversary of the end of World War, Robert Dingwall asks how has English sociology asked questions about the experiences and the legacy...

Also posted in News, Public Policy | Tagged identity, Masculinity, Sociology, World War I, World War II | Leave a comment

Campaign for Social Science Report Argues for International Staff Safety Net

By Social Science Space | Published: November 7, 2018

Three out of every 10 academics working in UK universities, finds a new report from the Campaign for Social Science, are nationals or originally from...

Also posted in Bookshelf, Brexit, Public Policy | Tagged Campaign for Social Science, International Staff | Leave a comment

Extreme Polarization Is Bad But Need Not Be Inevitable

By Jennifer Lynn McCoy | Published: November 3, 2018

Are Americans now stuck in animosity and anger that will undermine democracy, or can the nation pull out of it? Here, Jennifer McCoy shares some...

Also posted in Impact, Public Policy | Tagged Polarization, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Pro-Truth Pledge: Social Science Attacks Fake News From the Demand Side

By Michael Todd | Published: November 2, 2018

Gleb Tsipursky is addressing fake news, but not by trying to educate consumers about the viper already in their newsfeed. He harnessed his own skills...

Posted in International Debate | Tagged Fake News, Gleb Tsipursky, Midterms, Pro-Truth Pledge | Leave a comment

Even Self-Identified Independents are Partisan in America

By Christopher Devine | Published: November 2, 2018

According to the Gallup polling firm, writes Christopher Devine, the identity that people choose most often is actually “independent” – not Democratic or Republican. In...

Posted in International Debate | Tagged Partisanship, Political Science, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Economist Paul Johnson Says the Known Knowns Are Killing Us

By Social Science Space | Published: November 1, 2018

Paul Johnson had one key theme in his SAGE Publishing lecture for the Campaign for Social Science: Long-term policy needs to be developed across government...

Also posted in Brexit, Communication | Tagged Campaign for Social Science, Economics, Paul Johnson | Leave a comment

Citizen Social Scientists Edit Day’s News with New Tool

By Michael Todd | Published: October 10, 2018

Sociologist Nick Adams' TagWorks methodology is being used to rate -- and in turn improve -- the most shared news stories of the day via...

Also posted in Communication, Impact | Tagged Nick Adams, PublicEditor | Leave a comment

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International Debate

Are Gender Studies Under Assault Globally?

How the Brazilian Elite Delegitimize Demands for Greater Racial Equality

Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

Video: Honest Reporting in an Age of News-Shaming

Translating Research to Policy: Improving Justice for Women and Girls

Reflections on the Centenary of the Armistice

Campaign for Social Science Report Argues for International Staff Safety Net

Extreme Polarization Is Bad But Need Not Be Inevitable

Pro-Truth Pledge: Social Science Attacks Fake News From the Demand Side

Even Self-Identified Independents are Partisan in America

Economist Paul Johnson Says the Known Knowns Are Killing Us

Citizen Social Scientists Edit Day’s News with New Tool

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