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 […]
Do Adult Drug Courts Produce Other Psychosocial Benefits?
Although by no means a household word, “drug courts” have been among the most studied criminal justice interventions of the past two decades. So what are these courts, and why do they matter?
Doctoral Open Days: Social Sciences at The British Library
In February 2013 The British Library will be holding its annual open days for doctoral students in social sciences. These days are […]
The Internet Black Widow
When some journalist awards a case a sobriquet like The Railway Rapist, or the Moors Murderers that the media has got its teeth into the case and will shake as much life out of it as possible.
Implementing Finch
Bookings are now open for a two-day Conference organised by the Academy of Social Sciences and kindly sponsored by the THE, Routledge, Wiley […]
Gangster Anthropologist
Jorja Leap immersed herself in the culture of Los Angeles’ notorious street gangs for over 10 years, interviewing and working with hundreds of active and former gang members.
Weekly Overview of Social Science News
Social science: Poked to vote Nature.com NSF grant supports innovative Big Data Social Science training Penn State Live ‘Humanities need support’ Times […]
Tough on Crime or Beating the System?
An evaluation of Missouri Department of Mental Health’s Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Murder Acquittees.
Open Access publishing: A Personal View
We are personally skeptical about many of the major premises of Open Access Publishing, and we are certain that many of the potential implications have not been thought through. The Finch Report pays remarkably little heed to the detailed arrangements that may need to be put in place.
