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What Can We do About Scientific Misconduct?

By Janet Salmons | Published: December 7, 2018

In a world of alternative facts we should be able to turn to scientific research for reliably trust-worthy perspectives, yet even peer- reviewed journal articles...

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Research for Social Good Means Addressing Scientific Misconduct

By Janet Salmons | Published: December 7, 2018

Social Science Space's sister site, Methods Space, explored the broad topic of Social Good this past October, with guest Interviewee Dr. Benson Hong. Here Janet Salmons...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity, Interview | Tagged Method Space, Social Good | Leave a comment

Academic Morale and Ponzi Schemes

By Robert Dingwall | Published: December 5, 2018

The pool of PhDs and postdocs has expanded far more rapidly than the long-term career opportunities in higher education, a situation Charles Ponzi would have...

Also posted in Career, Tips | Tagged marketization, morale, phdpostdoc, ponzi, postdocs, Postgraduates, Twitter | 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 International Debates | Tagged AEJMC, Fake News, Journalism | 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 International Debates, Public Policy | Tagged identity, Masculinity, Sociology, World War I, World War II | Leave a comment

Washington and Social Science: The Midterms and Science Committees

By Mark Vieth | Published: November 8, 2018

The change in majority control for the U.S. House of Representatives will change the discussions that have occurred around U.S. social science funding as a...

Posted in News | Tagged Mark Vieth News Bulletin, Midterms | Leave a comment

The Dean of ‘Ism’ Studies: Walter Laqueur, 1921-2018

By Social Science Space | Published: October 4, 2018

Walter Laquer, who fled the Holocaust, experienced the birth of Israel, founded the 'Journal of Contemporary History,' and was an unflinching sentinel against terrorism and...

Also posted in Career, Impact | Tagged Cold War, Communism, Fascism, history, Passings, Terrorism, Walter Laqueur, Zionism | Leave a comment

Washington and Social Science: Rare Accord Seen in Appropriations

By Mark Vieth | Published: October 4, 2018

For the first time in more than 20 years, Congress enacted into law the annual Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Act prior to the end of...

Posted in News | Tagged Census, Mark Vieth News Bulletin, Opioids | Leave a comment

Geographer Gardner to Head Academy of Social Sciences

By Social Science Space | Published: September 28, 2018

The longtime director of the Royal Geographical Society, Rita Gardner CBE, will be the new chief executive of the United Kingdom’s Academy of Social Sciences....

Also posted in Announcements, Impact, Recent Appointments | Tagged Academy of Social Sciences, Rita Gardner | Leave a comment

Archived Webinar: Voicing Movements in the Face of Censorship

By SAGE | Published: September 27, 2018

Each year since 1982 the American Library Association has spearheaded a celebration of books that have been suppressed or banned. Two authors of banned books,...

Posted in News | Tagged Archived Webinar, Banned Books Week | Leave a comment

Collaboration Imbues SSRC’s ‘To Secure Knowledge’ Report

By Social Science Space | Published: September 19, 2018

In launching its first-ever task force report on Monday, the 95-year-old Social Science Research Council made clear it gets by with a little help from...

Also posted in Announcements, Bookshelf, Higher Education Reform, Impact, International Debates, Research Ethics | Tagged SSRC, To Secure Knowledge | Leave a comment

Golden Goose Award Recognizes Implicit Bias Work

By Social Science Space | Published: September 14, 2018

U.S. government-funded research that on its face looked only at fame, names and gender turned out to be pioneering work into implicit bias. This year...

Also posted in Academic Funding, Announcements, Impact, Public Policy, Recognition | Tagged Anthony Greenwald, Brian Nosek, Golden Goose, IAT, Implicit Bias, Mahzarin Banaji | Leave a comment

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