Social Science

Open Access and the Privatisation of Knowledge
Communication
March 25, 2013

Open Access and the Privatisation of Knowledge

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Will Social Science Research Cuts Affect the Human Rights Situation in the U.S.?
Featured
March 20, 2013

Will Social Science Research Cuts Affect the Human Rights Situation in the U.S.?

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Making Sense of Crime Trends
Featured
March 15, 2013

Making Sense of Crime Trends

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We Aren’t the World
Impact
March 13, 2013

We Aren’t the World

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How Useful are E-Readers for Academic Reading, Really?

How Useful are E-Readers for Academic Reading, Really?

E-readers are now commonplace. But how useful are e-readers as a replacement for printed academic books and journal articles?

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Undercover Pressures

Undercover Pressures

Some criminal investigations resonate over the years. Even if you’ve only had peripheral involvement with them, as in my case, they still […]

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In praise of Sociology! Speech by Pierre Bourdieu

In praise of Sociology! Speech by Pierre Bourdieu

In the February edition of Sociology, a previously unpublished translation of a speech given by Pierre Bourdieu. Here is an excerpt and introduction.

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The Politics of Attacking Political Science

The Politics of Attacking Political Science

As a political scientist, I find it curious that my discipline has been singled out as being particularly wasteful of federal research dollars. How did we join welfare queens and spotted owls as convenient punching bags, things that must not be aided by taxpayer money during lean times?

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One Step Closer to Restoring Government Chief Social Scientist Post

One Step Closer to Restoring Government Chief Social Scientist Post

The Campaign for Social Science has welcomed a Government announcement on the 4th of March, 2013 that it will set up the post of What Works National Advisor to oversee six evidence centres for areas of social policy.

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Why Study Social Science

Why Study Social Science

We study social science because social phenomena affect people’s lives in profound ways. If you want to start with Cantor’s focus—physical illness and death—then social phenomena are tremendously important.

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Weekly Overview of Social Science News

Weekly Overview of Social Science News

The Republican war on Social Science, Natural Science and Social Science combine, and more on your weekly overview of Social Science News.

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Sarah Franklin on the Sociology of Reproductive Technology

Sarah Franklin on the Sociology of Reproductive Technology

New technologies have dramatically changed choices around reproduction. Sarah Franklin, Professor of Sociology at Cambridge University, discusses her research

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