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Academic Excellence and Other Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Academic Funding
April 20, 2014

Academic Excellence and Other Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

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Tamiflu and the Ethics of the British Medical Journal
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April 15, 2014

Tamiflu and the Ethics of the British Medical Journal

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A Postdoc’s Lament: Creativity and Innovation in Academic Sphere
Career
March 13, 2014

A Postdoc’s Lament: Creativity and Innovation in Academic Sphere

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The New Academic Elitism
Career
December 7, 2013

The New Academic Elitism

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Sociology Outside Academia

Sociology Outside Academia

Why academics’ misunderstanding of the epistemology and politics of science is leading them to silently and uncritically support the politics of the powers that be.

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Social Sciences Need a Collective Voice

Social Sciences Need a Collective Voice

Social science may be faring better politically in UK than US, says Ziyad Marar, but let’s avoid complacency at all costs

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Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…

Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…

A recent Ipsos-Mori survey reveals the crucial role that social science has to play in modern democracy, a role which is frequently sabotaged.

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Universities for the Post-Democratic Age

Universities for the Post-Democratic Age

Critical scholarship and intellectual dissent are currently being closed down in favour of a model of academic life that accords scholars a limited role as purveyors of practically useful skills in ‘real-world’ labour markets.

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The War We Are (Regrettably) Not Fighting

The War We Are (Regrettably) Not Fighting

The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences recognizes William Julius Wilson for his work on race, stratification, and disadvantage in the U.S.

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Can Brands be Intellectuals?

Can Brands be Intellectuals?

As an academic, you are a brand not only as a matter of choice, but, increasingly, due to powerful institutional imperatives that are becoming harder and harder to ignore.

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Groped at Luton Airport: Accountability and the Security State

Groped at Luton Airport: Accountability and the Security State

I was still wearing my belt and triggered the detection gate. What followed was the most intrusive search that I have experienced at any UK or US airport.

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Happy Birthday Social Science Bites!

Happy Birthday Social Science Bites!

SAGE’s Global Publishing Director, Ziyad Marar talks with Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds about the one year anniversary of Social Science Bites.

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