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Finance is a Subject Social Science Must Study

By Isabelle Chambost, Marc Lenglet and Yamina Tadjeddine | Published: November 26, 2018

If we are to hope to find a solution to the instability of the financial system, write the team behind a new edited volume, it is important to present finance as a social and political space.

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Did Emile Durkheim Foresee Today’s Chaos?

By Galen Watts | Published: November 13, 2018

Emile Durkheim, one of the pioneers of the discipline of sociology, died 101 years ago this month. Although few outside of social science departments know his name, his intellectual legacy may provide us with some assistance in diagnosing the perennial problems associated with modernity.

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Extreme Polarization Is Bad But Need Not Be Inevitable

By Jennifer Lynn McCoy | Published: November 3, 2018

Are Americans now stuck in animosity and anger that will undermine democracy, or can the nation pull out of it? Here, Jennifer McCoy shares some of the findings of a collaborative research project she led that examined political polarization in 11 countries, including the United States. Their research shows that the most democratic of actions – participating in elections – is exactly the thing to do to help reduce polarization.

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Even Self-Identified Independents are Partisan in America

By Christopher Devine | Published: November 2, 2018

According to the Gallup polling firm, writes Christopher Devine, the identity that people choose most often is actually “independent” – not Democratic or Republican. In 2017, 42 percent of Americans chose this label – up from the low 30s just 14 years ago, in 2004. However, three-quarters of these “independents” admit, when asked, that they lean toward favoring the Democratic or Republican Party.

Posted in International Debates | Also tagged Partisanship, Political Science | Leave a comment

Africa Takes Steps in Using Evidence to Inform Policy

By Ruth Stewart | Published: August 20, 2018

Africa has a real challenge when it comes to using academic research and evidence to design policies. "The problem is twofold," says author Ruth Stewart, "policymakers sometimes don’t call on available research, while for their part academics don’t know how to engage with policymakers." But this isn't stopping the continent from taking strides in the right direction.

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Funding for Basic Research has Future Payoffs

By Jeffrey Gardner | Published: August 9, 2018

Basic research can be easy to mock as pointless and wasteful of resources. But it's very often the foundation for future innovation – even in ways the original scientists couldn't have imagined.

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The US Professoriat and the Limits of Free Speech

By Frank LoMonte and David Jadon | Published: May 9, 2018

Researches at the University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information have studied the rights of public employees when they speak with the news media. Here, they look specifically at professors at public universities in the United States and find there are broad protections – within limits.

Posted in Communication, International Debates | Also tagged Academic Freedom, free speech | Leave a comment

The ‘Odyssey’ of Today’s Leadership Crisis

By Emily Anhalt | Published: April 25, 2018

Centuries ago, myths helped the Greeks learn to reject tyrannical authority and identify the qualities of good leadership. Emily Anhalt argues that the same myths that long predate the world’s very first democracy have lessons for us today – just as they did for the ancient Greeks centuries ago.

Posted in Communication, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged leadership, Odyssey | 1 Response

The Gender Pay Gap Persists at Canadian Universities

By Megan Frederickson | Published: April 5, 2018

There is still a gender pay gap at nearly all Canadian universities, with especially big gaps at Canada’s 15 research-intensive universities, Megan Frederickson shows. It's not accounted for by greater talent or solely the ghost of sexism past.

Posted in Career, Higher Education Reform, News | Also tagged Academic Pay, Canada, Gender Gap, Pay Disparity | Leave a comment

What Exactly is ‘Psychographics’?

By Michael Wade | Published: March 27, 2018

Cambridge Analytica’s approach to crunching social media data represents a step change in how analytics can today be used as a tool to generate insights – and to exert influence.

Posted in International Debates, News | Also tagged Cambridge Analytica, Psychographics | Leave a comment

Will Cambridge Analytica Hurt Legitimate Research?

By Annabel Latham | Published: March 26, 2018

It is right to believe that researchers and their employers value research integrity, says Annabel Latham. But instances where trust has been betrayed by an academic – even if it’s the case that data used for university research purposes wasn’t caught in the crossfire – will have a negative impact on whether participants will continue to trust researchers.

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Scientists in Need of Arts Training

By Richard Lachman | Published: January 19, 2018

How can universities train our scientists, technologists and engineers to engage with society rather than perform as cogs in the engine of economic development? Author Richard Lachman asks for educational system to require STEM students to take art and humanities courses, not as an attempt to “broaden minds” but as a necessary discussion of morals, ethics and responsibility.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Arts and Culture, STEM, STEM subjects | Leave a comment

Tag: The Conversation

Finance is a Subject Social Science Must Study

Did Emile Durkheim Foresee Today’s Chaos?

Extreme Polarization Is Bad But Need Not Be Inevitable

Even Self-Identified Independents are Partisan in America

Africa Takes Steps in Using Evidence to Inform Policy

Funding for Basic Research has Future Payoffs

The US Professoriat and the Limits of Free Speech

The ‘Odyssey’ of Today’s Leadership Crisis

The Gender Pay Gap Persists at Canadian Universities

What Exactly is ‘Psychographics’?

Will Cambridge Analytica Hurt Legitimate Research?

Scientists in Need of Arts Training

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