A space to explore, share and shape the issues facing social scientists

Reports

How to Make Your Networks a Force for Good

By Michael Sanders | Published: June 13, 2019

Social media manipulation is tearing societies apart – but it can help put us back together again. Michael Sanders teaches us how to change the...

Posted in Reports | Tagged Nudge Theory, Social Media, Social Networking | Leave a comment

New Report Looks at Steps Toward Impact Measurement

By Social Science Space | Published: May 23, 2019

SAGE Publishing, the parent of Social Science Space, has released a report on measuring the impact of social science. Two issues undergird the report –...

Also posted in Impact | Tagged measurement | Leave a comment

Benefits of Transdisciplinary PhD Programs

By SAGE | Published: March 14, 2018

Anna-Sigrid Keck and colleagues designed a structured doctoral program focused on transdisciplinary research and compared students’ publication patterns to students in traditional programmes. While rates...

Also posted in Research | Tagged Collaboration, Education, High Impact, Transdisciplinary Research | Leave a comment

Report: Who Is Doing Computational Social Science

By Social Science Space | Published: November 15, 2016

SAGE Publishing surveyed social scientists around the world to learn more about who engages in research using ‘big data,’ and what challenges they face as...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity | Tagged Big Data, Computational Social Science | Leave a comment

Who is Doing Big Data: A SAGE Survey

By Social Science Space | Published: September 29, 2016

A new survey shoots down the idea that early-career researchers aresomehow more likely to be digital natives and therefore more apt to conduct computational social...

Also posted in Interdisciplinarity | Tagged Big Data, Computational Social Science, White Paper | 1 Response

Round-up of Social Science Research

By Lorna McConville | Published: January 30, 2015

The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The articles linked below are free to read...

Also posted in Communication, Research, Resources | Leave a comment

Social science sites of the week

By ALISS | Published: September 28, 2012

This week the LibDem conference. See our blog on useful news sites and social media resources. Including the Nick Clegg video! Also on this theme:...

Also posted in Research, Resources, Science & Social Science | Leave a comment

Rebel Manhood

By Jason Eastman | Published: September 7, 2012

With poverty now rising to levels not seen in a generation, many scholars are revisiting the still controversial theories connecting culture to class. Currently the...

Also posted in Impact, News, Public Engagement, Research, Research, Resources, Teaching | Tagged Culture of Poverty, Declining Significance of Race, Ethnography, Great Society, Hegemonic Masculinity, Jason Eastman, Race, Research, Rock, Social Science, Southern Rock, southern rock revival, The Moynihan Report, War on Poverty, William Julius Wilson, Working Class | 1 Response

Social science sites of the week

By ALISS | Published: August 2, 2012

Olympic Games. Of course this week’s key story is the London 2012 Olympics. HM Government Olympic Communication newsroom. Acts as a central point for UK...

Also posted in Research, Resources, Science & Social Science | Leave a comment

social science sites of the week

By ALISS | Published: April 20, 2012

This week: Titanic commemorations In the news this week the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. see our quick links to news and commemorative resources....

Also posted in Research, Resources, Science & Social Science | Leave a comment

Social Science sites of the week

By ALISS | Published: March 30, 2012

Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project launched. Marvellous new resource created by Google in association with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to commemorate the life...

Also posted in Research, Resources, Science & Social Science | Leave a comment

Social Science sites of the week

By ALISS | Published: March 23, 2012

Budget week. The Guardian datablog issued a really good collection of 10 visualizations of data that you need to understand the British budget and the...

Also posted in Research, Resources | Leave a comment

Login

Join in our conversation! While you can comment on any of our articles without registering, create an account now to be able to connect with other members, discuss new topics in our forums, and to get regular email alerts with the latest news.
Members Login

Reading that Matters
SAGE Open
Social Science Bites
- Sam Friedman on Class June 5, 2019 Social Science Bites
- Monika Krause on Humanitarian Aid May 1, 2019 Social Science Bites
- Erica Chenoweth on Nonviolent Resistance April 2, 2019 Social Science Bites
- Gina Neff on Smart Devices March 1, 2019 Social Science Bites

View all

Reports

How to Make Your Networks a Force for Good

New Report Looks at Steps Toward Impact Measurement

Benefits of Transdisciplinary PhD Programs

Report: Who Is Doing Computational Social Science

Who is Doing Big Data: A SAGE Survey

Round-up of Social Science Research

Social science sites of the week

Rebel Manhood

Social science sites of the week

social science sites of the week

Social Science sites of the week

Social Science sites of the week

Reading that Matters

SAGE Open

Social Science Bites

Home

Topics

Departments

Resources

Connect with us

Social Science Space

Reports

Login

Reading that Matters

SAGE Open

Topics

Resources

Connect with us

Social Science Space