Public Policy

Managing Expectations
Impact
March 19, 2012

Managing Expectations

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Social Science is Changing how to view Policing
Featured
March 16, 2012

Social Science is Changing how to view Policing

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Using Racism in the (International) Seminar Room
International Debate
March 7, 2012

Using Racism in the (International) Seminar Room

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No Smoke Without Fire?
Featured
February 27, 2012

No Smoke Without Fire?

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My Social Science Career: Interview with Denis McQuail

My Social Science Career: Interview with Denis McQuail

As part of a series of occasional interviews with leading social scientists, Denis McQuail talks to socialsciencespace about his career in social science and some of the changes that he has witnessed.

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Much Ado about Conflict?

Much Ado about Conflict?

There is increasing agreement that the world is warming and that there is a significant man-made contribution. But uncertainty continues about many of the physical consequences of climate change and even more so about the social effects.

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The Campaign for Eddie Gilfoyle’s Murder Conviction to be Squashed

The Campaign for Eddie Gilfoyle’s Murder Conviction to be Squashed

The ability of people to keep their most desperate, innermost thoughts hidden from those around them is surely something that juries ought to be reminded of in cases where a death could be suicide or murder…

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New Study Supports Link Between Inequality and Crime

New Study Supports Link Between Inequality and Crime

Compelling new evidence of a link between inequality and crime in England invites reconsideration of the individualistic ‘tough on crime’ stances of recent New Labour and Conservative governments

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Nicholas Lemann on journalism, scholarship, and more informed reporting

Nicholas Lemann on journalism, scholarship, and more informed reporting

Nicholas Lemann, Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, is a veteran national affairs journalist […]

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TAKING CRAP TO COURT

TAKING CRAP TO COURT

The ponderousness, and consequent unnecessary expense, of many legal processes was brought home to me yet again with my recent appearance as […]

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Summary: Social Science and the Census

Summary: Social Science and the Census

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee met with prominent UK social scientists last week to discuss the potential impact of […]

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Economics blogs impact positively on paper downloads and professional reputation : stand to exert an influence on policy.

Economics blogs impact positively on paper downloads and professional reputation : stand to exert an influence on policy.

With large impacts on dissemination of research and significant benefits in terms of individual reputations, David McKenzie and Berk Özler, conclude that […]

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