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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

Washington and Social Science: NSF Funding Not Part of Fast-Tracked Bills

By Mark Vieth | Published: September 6, 2018

The US Senate approved a “minibus” appropriations bill that combined the FY19 Defense and Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Acts. The Senate also cleared for...

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

Washington and Social Science: Will a Wall Derail Budget Train?

By Mark Vieth | Published: August 6, 2018

The U.S. Congress is focused on passing its suite of appropriations bills -- including funding for NSF and the Census -- before the end of...

Posted in News | Tagged Census 2020, CJS, Mark Vieth News Bulletin | Leave a comment

Why the Chinese Government Should Read Herbert Spencer

By Robert Dingwall | Published: August 3, 2018

Herbert Spencer's examination of 'militant' societies, argues our Robert Dingwall, proves to be a cautionary tale for the present Chinese government and its attempts to...

Also posted in International Debates, Public Policy | Tagged China, Herbert Spencer, social credit, Sociology | Leave a comment

Why We Sometimes Hate the Good Guy

By Pat Barclay | Published: July 30, 2018

Everyone is supposed to cheer for good guys. We’re supposed to honor heroes, saints and anyone who helps others, and we should only punish the...

Also posted in Research | Tagged Anthropology, competition, experimental economics, Social Psychology | Leave a comment

Sir Cliff Richard, the BBC and the Ethics of Interviewing

By Robert Dingwall | Published: July 19, 2018

The recent brouhaha involving the BBC and the singer points out something the journalists and qualitative researchers share: the need to develop a common approach...

Also posted in Research, Research Ethics | Tagged Ethics, interviewing techniques, Journalism, qualitative interview, Research, Social Research | Leave a comment

Competition of Academics

By Senia Kalfa | Published: July 18, 2018

The managerialist logic that has permeated universities has had a clear impact on academic work. To Senia Kalfa, Adrian Wilkinson and Paul J. Gollan, academia...

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

Washington and Social Science: Rare Accord Seen in Appropriations

Geographer Gardner to Head Academy of Social Sciences

Archived Webinar: Voicing Movements in the Face of Censorship

Collaboration Imbues SSRC’s ‘To Secure Knowledge’ Report

Golden Goose Award Recognizes Implicit Bias Work

Washington and Social Science: NSF Funding Not Part of Fast-Tracked Bills

Washington and Social Science: Will a Wall Derail Budget Train?

Why the Chinese Government Should Read Herbert Spencer

Why We Sometimes Hate the Good Guy

Sir Cliff Richard, the BBC and the Ethics of Interviewing

Competition of Academics

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