Social Science Space

Political economist Mark Blyth argues that in a highly indebted world, austerity – introduced as an ‘emergency’ measure to save the economy, to right the fiscal ship – has becomes a permanent state of affairs.

You might assume that deaths increase in a recession, but that doesn’t necessarily happen.

The authors of “Why Does College Cost So Much?” take a look at the root causes and determine that we can reduce the price of higher education, but not dramatically.

Matt Clement blogs on 'Sociology and the Cuts' on the moral panic around balancing the economy and reducing public sector […]