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Major Study Asks, What Academic Subject Pays Best?

By Francis Green | Published: April 13, 2016

A new survey in England examines the career outcomes of recent university leavers. For maximum pay, it helps to be a student of economics -- and to be male.

The War We Are (Regrettably) Not Fighting

By American Academy of Political and Social Science | Published: May 29, 2013

The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences recognizes William Julius Wilson for his work on race, stratification, and disadvantage in the U.S.

Modernizing Universities?

By Robert Dingwall | Published: April 8, 2013

Universities are starting to look like the behemoths of the US auto industry of the 1980s, with highly-paid CEOs buried in their offices looking only at numbers.

Managing Expectations

By Social Science Space | Published: March 19, 2012

Why do some people hide their light under a bushel while others promise more than they can deliver? In the latest edition of the Journal of Theoretical Politics, Dr René Lindstädt (University of Essex) and Dr Jeffrey Staton (Emory University, USA) have developed a theory to explain the phenomenon.

Posted in Impact, International Debate, News, Public Policy, Science & Social Science | Also tagged Jeffrey Staton, Political Science, Politics, Rene Lindstadt, Social Science | Leave a comment

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