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Archived Webinar: Social Science in the Age of Trump

By Social Science Space | Published: February 10, 2017

In the hour-long recorded conversation with Social Science Space editor Michael Todd, COSSA's Wendy Naus discusses what individual social science scholars, students and their academic societies can do if they feel threatened by the currents in Washington, D.C.

Posted in Academic Funding, International Debates, Public Policy | Also tagged COSSA, Wendy Naus | 1 Response

And So Power Passes: Whats Next for Federal Role in Social Science?

By Howard J. Silver | Published: February 1, 2017

Our Howard Silver looks over some of the personnel changes and rhetoric coming from the White House to see what lies down the road for U.S. government support of social and behavioral science and data collection.

Posted in Academic Funding | Also tagged NIH, NSF, US Census | Leave a comment

How Immigration Ban Affects Universities — and US Soft Power

By Jason Lane | Published: January 31, 2017

What might Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven countries mean for the U.S. role in international education? And will it undermine the use of international higher education as a soft power tool for the United States? A scholar of international education gives his view.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debates, Public Policy | Also tagged Muslim Ban, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Will November Prove to be the Cruelest Month for Science?

By Howard J. Silver | Published: December 7, 2016

T.S. Eliot said “April is the cruelest month.” This November has been pretty harsh, too, says blogger Howard J. Silver, who wonders what the new U.S. president will mean for a number of issues, including research funding.

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The People and the State

By David Canter | Published: November 17, 2016

The win for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election raises many questions about democracy and the ways in which populist movements and protest against the state are emerging in the 21st century. His success reflects a trend for mass protests against existing regimes that have been endemic in both democratic and non-democratic states over the […]

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Puzzling Out Trump’s Effect on Science and Expertise

By Andrea Saltelli and Silvio Oscar Funtowicz | Published: November 16, 2016

The election of Donald Trump illustrates the hazards encountered when scientists and scientific institutions alienate themselves from historic global changes.

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Interpreting Trump Through the Politics of Fear

By Michael Todd | Published: November 4, 2016

Last year Ruth Wodak's book on right-wing populist discourse, 'The Politics of Fear,' was published. In this Year of the Trump, she looks at how the US presidential candidate might have required adding a few pages to her work.

Posted in Public Policy, Research | Also tagged Presidential Election, Ruth Wodak | Leave a comment

Explaining Donald Trump’s Hold on Many White Voters

By Tom Jacobs | Published: October 27, 2016

New research conducted earlier in the current U.S. presidential campaign confirms the role that racial anxiety is playing for many white voters.

Posted in Research | Also tagged Presidential Election, Race | Leave a comment

Archived Webinar: Elections in America

By Social Science Space | Published: August 29, 2016

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.

What Trump’s Veep Choice Can Teach Us About Coalitions

By Social Science Space | Published: July 15, 2016

A case study, drawn from Bob Graham's new book, about how coalitions formed to reverse measures seen as anti gay -- such as the religious freedom act that Mike Pence signed and then revised -- is available for free here.

Posted in Research | Also tagged Bob Graham, Gay Rights | Leave a comment

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Archived Webinar: Social Science in the Age of Trump

And So Power Passes: Whats Next for Federal Role in Social Science?

How Immigration Ban Affects Universities — and US Soft Power

Will November Prove to be the Cruelest Month for Science?

The People and the State

Puzzling Out Trump’s Effect on Science and Expertise

Interpreting Trump Through the Politics of Fear

Explaining Donald Trump’s Hold on Many White Voters

What Trump’s Veep Choice Can Teach Us About Coalitions

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