Social Science Works, a new German-based international think tank, launches a product to assist decision makers in evaluating the quality of social science research.
A pending report from the Campaign for Social Science, titled, “The Health of People,” will make the case about the importance of social and behavioral science to health policy and practice in Britain. A video from the report’s contributors teases some of the arguments that will be made.
During the recording of every Social Science Bites podcast, the guest has been asked the following: Which piece of social science research has most inspired or most influenced you? And now, in honor of the 50th Bites podcast to air, journalist and interviewer David Edmonds has compiled those responses into three separate montages. The second appears here, with answers – presented alphabetically – from Bites’ guests ranging from Sarah Franklin to Angela MacRobbie.
Elizabeth N. Saunders, an assistant professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, wrote the following post which appeared The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog on November 9, 2016. In this year’s Duckies awards, officially known as the International Studies Association’s Online Media Caucus awards, Saunders’ post was named best individual blog post of 2016.
In this first of three of montages from past Social Science Bites podcasts, 15 renowned social scientists reveal their pick for “Which piece of social science research has most inspired or most influenced you?”
This Black History Month, remember the trailblazing work of an American anthropologist, Allison Davis, who both studied and was a victim of the nation’s entrenched racism.
Hans Rosling, a epidemiologist whose gained global attention with twin messages of the power of stats and of hope, has died.
Co-Pierre Georg and Michael E. Rose report on their recent study confirming that seeking out feedback and constructive criticism improves academic research and increases its impact, especially when that feedback is offered by well-connected colleagues.
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