Archives for 2021

Watch the Webinar: Academic Publishing and a Quest for Diversity
Webinar
December 2, 2021

Watch the Webinar: Academic Publishing and a Quest for Diversity

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How Metrics Affect Peer Review for Academic Jobs and Grants
Impact
December 1, 2021

How Metrics Affect Peer Review for Academic Jobs and Grants

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Webinar: Braving the Storm – How Climate Change Will Affect How and Where We Live
Event
November 30, 2021

Webinar: Braving the Storm – How Climate Change Will Affect How and Where We Live

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Webinar: Mental Health in a Global Pandemic – Lessons Learned from Psychological Science
Announcements
November 30, 2021

Webinar: Mental Health in a Global Pandemic – Lessons Learned from Psychological Science

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COVID-19, Face Masks and Research Integrity

COVID-19, Face Masks and Research Integrity

Robert Dingwall asks if claims about the effectiveness of face masks in stopping COVID consistent with current standards of research integrity.

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UK’s Academy of Social Sciences Names 75 Fellows for Autumn 2021

UK’s Academy of Social Sciences Names 75 Fellows for Autumn 2021

Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences has named 75 social scientists from the academic, public, private and third sectors as Fellows of the […]

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As the Science Shifts So Should Rational Behavior

As the Science Shifts So Should Rational Behavior

Everyone – from ordinary citizens to journalists reporting on big issues and researchers trying to communicate their findings – should accept that science changes, and behave accordingly

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Transforming How We Teach?

Transforming How We Teach?

The authors of a new paper in ‘Management Learning’ believe that a reflexive relationship to their identities produces liberating forms of knowledge, which in turn seems to lie at the heart of transforming how they teach.

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Is Scientific Atheism Automatically the Same as Being Anti-Religious?

Is Scientific Atheism Automatically the Same as Being Anti-Religious?

Distrust of atheists is strong in the United States. The General Social Survey consistently demonstrates that as a group, Americans dislike atheists […]

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A Response to ‘When Academic Freedom Proves a One-Way Street’

A Response to ‘When Academic Freedom Proves a One-Way Street’

Professor Dan A. Segal responds to criticisms in an earlier Social Science Space article and argues that his stance on the BDS movement is consistent with academic freedom.

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‘Scholars of Democracy’ Sign Statement to Support U.S. Voting Legislation

‘Scholars of Democracy’ Sign Statement to Support U.S. Voting Legislation

A collection of prominent American-based “scholars of democracy” – the majority of them political scientists – have signed a statement in support of the Freedom to Vote Act.

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Has UK Sociology Marginalized Itself on Some of the Great Issues of Our Time?

Has UK Sociology Marginalized Itself on Some of the Great Issues of Our Time?

Anything may be justified in the name of biosecurity, suggests an alarmed Robert Dingwall. This emotional manipulation spills into the wider worlds of politics, science and, indeed, sociology.

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