Social Science Space

[We are pleased to welcome Ronald Purser. who collaborated with Joseph Milillo on their article entitled  “Mindfulness Revisited: A Buddhist-Based […]

Is it easier for someone to be corrupt at different levels within an organization? Does corruption depend on the resources […]

Are companies who claim a corporate social responsibility agenda actually aligned with its value system? Line Schmeltz explored this topic […]

What is the economic impact of corruption? And who is hurt most by these misguided acts? Author Adriana S. Cordis […]

[Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to reproduce “Out of Whack: Assurance of Learning in Ethical Decision-Making Skills” by Charles M. Vance […]

After promising research subjects anonymity, a compelling reason — and the state’s compulsion — pushes us to renege on the promise. is that a mortal sin or a venal transgression? Mark Israel argues that sometimes it’s a necessary evil.

According the Economist, the current workforce can mostly be broken down into three generations: Baby-boomers (born between 1946 and the […]

While figures like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange have been in the public eye in recent years, whistleblowers are not […]

In July of 2010, the United nations identified clean water as a human right. However, less than one percent of […]

No one expected Tamiflu to be a wonder drug, but indications are that it’s moderately useful in fighting a serious public health threat. But that message was lost last week in an ill-starred rush to beat up on ‘wicked’ Big Pharma, argues Robert Dingwall.

In synthesizing the results of many of Stanley Milgram’s obedience trial experiments, modern-day researchers find the scary takeaways that have long accompanied the work don’t really hold up as strongly as once assumed..

As an echo of the latest just-released IPCC report on climate change, Elaine McKewon details how one journal blinked when climate change skeptics turned up the heat on an article exploring conspiracy ideation and the rejection of science.