Weekly Overview of Social Science News
- Social sciences targeted in ‘ ideological ‘ war on research
Times Higher Education - The Humanities Make Life Bearable
Religion Dispatches - Costa Rica’s Happiness Explained by Social Science
The Costa Rica Star - Budget cuts and the politics of research: Eric Cantor is making a mistake in attempting to cut funds for behavioral and social science research
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-research-funding-20130715,0,5023374.story#ixzz2ZFLZ00Zw - Political science research offers better democracy
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=BE809EB0-6BEA-4B45-B4E8-62A9D9C0DE24 - Why Social Science Research Matters | Commentary
http://www.rollcall.com/news/why_social_science_research_matters_commentary-226613-1.html?pos=oopih - What are the (relatively) settled matters in the social sciences?
http://themonkeycage.org/2013/07/23/what-are-the-relatively-settled-matters-in-the-social-sciences/?