Public Policy

Call for White Papers: Social and Behavioral Sciences for National Security
Public Policy
November 16, 2016

Call for White Papers: Social and Behavioral Sciences for National Security

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Puzzling Out Trump’s Effect on Science and Expertise
Public Policy
November 16, 2016

Puzzling Out Trump’s Effect on Science and Expertise

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A Political Scientist Asks Why Did We Get US Election So Wrong?
Public Policy
November 10, 2016

A Political Scientist Asks Why Did We Get US Election So Wrong?

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Interpreting Trump Through the Politics of Fear
Research
November 4, 2016

Interpreting Trump Through the Politics of Fear

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In Post-Brexit Britain, is Migration a Crime?

In Post-Brexit Britain, is Migration a Crime?

With the increasing indications that Britain is growing colder to migrants in the wake of Brexit, Daniel Nehring asks what that means specifically for academics from the European Union in the UK.

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A Short History of Contested Presidential Elections

A Short History of Contested Presidential Elections

Noting that one candidate has been claiming the upcoming U.S. presidential vote is ‘rigged,’ our Washington-based blogger takes a look at the ways that past presidential elections have been less than clear-cut, and that ways in which the system bent to accommodate a peaceful transfer of power.

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Liberal Academe May Be ‘Open’ But Is It Tolerant?

Liberal Academe May Be ‘Open’ But Is It Tolerant?

If we value contrary opinion on campus, say social psychologist Mark Brandt, it’s important to ask: Where are the conservatives?

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Uncle Sam’s Evidence-Based Policy Panel Looking for Input

Uncle Sam’s Evidence-Based Policy Panel Looking for Input

n the coming year a 15-member panel created through a new federal law will examine how data, research and evaluation are currently being used in policy and program design, and how they could be.

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Why Chan and Zuckerberg Cannot Cure All Diseases

Why Chan and Zuckerberg Cannot Cure All Diseases

We often use the metaphor of a war to describe the human struggle against disease. This is a very unhelpful way of thinking, because it generates the sort of hubris exemplified by the Chan Zuckerberg program.

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Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech Must be Protected and Respected

Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech Must be Protected and Respected

This is an extract from a speech made by Valerie Amos, director of the SOAS, for the Menzies Oration on Higher Education at the University of Melbourne on September 14.

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Best Evidence and the What Works Clearinghouse

Best Evidence and the What Works Clearinghouse

Jean Stockard and Tim Wood looked at the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse and asked a very similar question – does this work? They found that the answer is often no, but that doesn’t have to be the case.

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Archived Webinar: Elections in America

Archived Webinar: Elections in America

What is the future of American political parties as we known them? Do Americans even care about the candidates’ positions? Do campaign visits and television ads really turn the dial in voting. Political scientists Larry Bartels, Lynn Vavreck and Gary Jacobsen — address these and other questions about the current presidential election in this archived webinar.

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