Impact of Social Sciences
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Impact of Social Sciences
2d ago
Reflecting on the challenges and benefits of publishing research under a group name, Robert Thibault argues group authorship, although at present poorly supported, could be an important means of realigning rewards and recognition in scholarly communication. Imagine working for a company where every employee was leading their own project. They could help out on a ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
3d ago
The word ‘stakeholder’ stands in for a range of people and practices across many research fields. Caitlin Hafferty, Ursula Pool and Pedi Obani argue that the colonial connotations and ingrained inequalities of the term, require scholars to rethink its use and take greater care with the way in which words shape attitudes and approaches to ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
1w ago
In Who’s Afraid of Gender?, Judith Butler confronts contemporary attacks on gender from right-wing movements that have undermined the rights of women, queer and trans people in areas from reproductive justice to protections against violence. The book deftly unpacks the phantasm of gender as it has been weaponised against queer and trans people and argues for countering it not ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
1w ago
As the landscape of social media is constantly shifting, and with many academics migrating from Twitter, LinkedIn has become an increasingly popular platform and is considered by many academics to be an essential tool. Discussing the recent trend for sharing images and stories that highlight vulnerability on the platform, Shani Orgad explores whether this is indicative of a new ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
1w ago
Social media and a rolling news cycle have led to significant increase in and diversification of the types experts and expertise circulating in the public sphere. It has also introduced media dynamics into the production of knowledge. Drawing on the findings of new report, Christina Boswell and Molly Morgan Jones, suggest that the link between ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
1w ago
From job markets, to housing prices, to shifting quality standards, academia is arranged in a way that benefits senior faculty to the detriment of early career researchers argues Kyle Siler. In the 2022 book Generation Gap, political scientist Kevin Munger chronicled the continuing dominance of the baby boomer generation in the leadership and control of ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
3w ago
Reflecting on the cancellation of New Zealand’s Performance Based Research Fund, Roger Smyth explores the origins of this policy change and what it might mean for the future prospects of the REF in the UK. The UK general election looms just as universities and Research England start to prepare for the 2029 research evaluation under ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
3w ago
Popular elections and changes of government have a significant impact on the kinds of research that are prioritised. Julián D. Cortés and Catalina Ramírez draw on a study of research calls made by the Colombian government to explore how different governments have shaped research in the country and how evidence based approaches to tracking these changes ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
3w ago
Reflecting on his appearances on the GB News channel to discuss issues relating to climate policy, Bob Ward argues that researcher communicators should engage in spaces where opposing views hold a monopoly. Over the past month I have been interviewed twice by Jacob Rees-Mogg on his television show on GB News, and have faced the ..read more
Impact of Social Sciences
3w ago
Last year saw significant changes in data protections laws across Europe, the UK and the USA. Daniel Spichtinger, outlines how these changes have created a more complex, but GDPR aligned regulatory environment for researchers. The management of research data has become an important part of ethical and legal compliance. Data protection laws pose challenges to ..read more