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 […]
Are Academics Too Serious?
Last December, President Obama said in an interview with talk-show host Steve Harvey that “You can’t take yourself too seriously.” The president went […]
Round-up of Social Science Research
The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The article linked to below […]
Out of Whack: A Scene from a Tenure and Promotion Review Committee Meeting
[We’re pleased to reproduce Journal of Management Inquiry‘s most recent “Out of Whack” by Charles M. Vance.] Read “Out of Whack” for […]
The Less Shocking Reality of Milgram’s Experiments
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..
Modeling Relational Events
[Editor’s Note: We are pleased to welcome Eric Quintane who collaborated with Guido Conaldi, Marco Tonellato, and Alessandro Lomi on their paper […]
UK Social Science Readies its Case Before 2015 Elections
A major new effort to present social science’s best evidence-based case for value and impact to British policymakers has been unveiled. In an interview with Social Science Space, the project’s chair discusses how backers hope it influences the public conversation before next year’s general election.
Applicant Window Closing for New Head of ESRC
The window closes Friday for applicants hoping to replace Paul Boyle as chief executive of Britain’s Economic and Social Research Council, according […]
How Do Students Choose Colleges?
It’s finally spring time! According to the College Board, most high school students take the SAT for the first time in the […]
