Impact

The Ethics of Impact
Impact
October 15, 2013

The Ethics of Impact

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Lessons from civil society
International Debate
August 24, 2013

Lessons from civil society

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Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…
Featured
July 26, 2013

Why Social Science Education is as Important as STEM…

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Social Science Must Change to Realise Its Full Value
International Debate
July 8, 2013

Social Science Must Change to Realise Its Full Value

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Please – Not a Heroic Impact Narrative

Please – Not a Heroic Impact Narrative

Recently I’ve seen a lot of hero/heroine narratives. They now seem to be popping up in research impact plans and claims about impact.

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Open Access increases citation? A brief overview of two reports

Open Access increases citation? A brief overview of two reports

A comparison of two studies on the coverage and range of citations in Open Access, comparing OA and non-OA journals.

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Economic Inequality and Political Power (Part 1 of 3)

Economic Inequality and Political Power (Part 1 of 3)

If policy influence becomes so unequal that the wishes of most citizens are ignored most of the time, a country’s claim to be a democracy is cast in doubt. And that is exactly what I found in my analyses of the link between public preferences and government policy in the U.S.

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“Treated like imbeciles”

“Treated like imbeciles”

While parts of Aditya Chakrabortty’s recent piece in the Guardian were sensible and informed, its central claim was unfair – that social science disciplines have been unable or unwilling to explore, explain, and confront the ‘Great Financial Crash’ of 2007-9

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Open Access – but not for authors

Open Access – but not for authors

Open Access to academic journal papers is a hot button issue. The UK government is in favour, along with major UK research […]

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Campaign for Social Science: Promoting the Social Sciences to the Public, Media, and Parliament

Campaign for Social Science: Promoting the Social Sciences to the Public, Media, and Parliament

In January 2011, the Campaign for Social Science was launched in the House of Lords. One year on Cary Cooper, Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences, spoke to socialsciencespace about the first year of the campaign and its plans for the future.

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Social Science is Changing how to view Policing

Social Science is Changing how to view Policing

Social Science research is changing our understanding of the police and policing. This is raising fundamental questions about how police officers are recruited, trained and organised

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Economics blogs impact positively on paper downloads and professional reputation : stand to exert an influence on policy.

Economics blogs impact positively on paper downloads and professional reputation : stand to exert an influence on policy.

With large impacts on dissemination of research and significant benefits in terms of individual reputations, David McKenzie and Berk Özler, conclude that […]

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