Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Leveling the Career Playing Field … with Audio
Viva Voce is a website platform that allows social science researchers to set up five minute podcasts about their research.
Gemma Sou argues podcasts are an ideal medium for early career researchers as social media tend to mirror the academic environment, with CV-like publication lists and stratified networks. By literally giving researchers a voice, findings can be brought to life and a more level playing field for researchers can be established.
Are Corporations Really as Green as They Say They Are?
More and more, consumers are demanding “green” products. In response, many corporations are developing and marketing merchandise billed as environmentally friendly. But […]
Congratulations to SAGE Editor Bharat Sarath!
We’re pleased to congratulate Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance Editor Bharat Sarath of Rutgers University who was a winner of the […]
Putting Quality Into Qualitative Research
The authors of an award-winning textbook on qualitative research discuss their love of the method — and their respect for choosing the right method for the task at hand.
Celebrate Labor Day with ILRReview!
In celebration of Labor Day, we are pleased to provide you with the latest issue of ILRReview! This Special Issue on International […]
Using Creativity and Beauty to Find Solutions
The news isn’t always uplifting: declining home price growth, sinking big business profits, and rising gas prices can make for an economy […]
How Do You (Successfully) Gamify a Course?
Some people say college is already a game — but a poorly designed one. Political scientist Mika LaVaque-Manty is bringing game logic into his introductory courses, a winning effort that was honored at this year’s APSA annual conference.
Global Problems Take a Village (of Disciplines)
The wicked problems of today’s world cannot be solved by staying within the realms of a single subject.
