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Writing Style in Abstract Linked to NSF Grant Payout

By David Markowitz | Published: February 6, 2019

A text analysis of nine years of grant abstracts submitted to the NSF indicated that what researchers say and how we say it can foretell the amount of funding we are awarded. They also show that the writing funders idealize may not always match up with what they actually prefer.

Posted in Communication | Also tagged Abstracts, National Science Foundation, Publication Concerns, Text Analysis | Leave a comment

The Loneliness of the Long-Suffering Researcher

By Olivier Sibai, Bernardo Figueiredo and Marcia Christina Ferreira | Published: January 30, 2019

Isolation and loneliness, as opposed to solitude, seem to the be the lot of many midern researchers. Research shows that 40 percent of academics, and more than half below the age of 35, view isolation at work as the main factor affecting their mental health. And many academics turn to counselling to learn ways to cope with emotional distress.

Posted in Career, Higher Education Reform, Research | Also tagged Isolation, Loneliness | Leave a comment

Are Gender Studies Under Assault Globally?

By Jennifer Evans | Published: January 10, 2019

The war on gender studies is a pillar in the authoritarian critique of liberalism. But for many scholars, argues Jennifer Evans, it is a sign of the times for liberal democracies as well.

Posted in Higher Education Reform, International Debate | Also tagged Gender Studies | Leave a comment

Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

By Glyn Davis | Published: December 13, 2018

This is an edited version of a speech given by Glyn Davis, distinguished professor of political science at the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University, at a summit to explore issues of academic freedom and autonomy hosted by the Australian National University.

Posted in Communication, International Debate, Public Policy | Also tagged Academic Freedom, Australia, free speech, Freedom of Expression | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Impact, Interdisciplinarity | Also tagged Finance | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Impact | Also tagged Emile Durkheim, Sociology | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Impact, International Debate, Public Policy | Also tagged Polarization | Leave a comment

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 Debate | 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.

Posted in International Debate, Public Policy | Also tagged Evidence-Based Policy | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Research | Also tagged Academic Funding, Basic Research | Leave a comment

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 Debate | 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

Tag: The Conversation

Writing Style in Abstract Linked to NSF Grant Payout

The Loneliness of the Long-Suffering Researcher

Are Gender Studies Under Assault Globally?

Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

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

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