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Do People Know What They Want? Social Scientific Responses
Market and liberal democracy are both based on the assumption that individuals are the best possible referees of their personal
Lessons From Political Science On Participation & Democratization
It is often assumed in social and political science that citizens should participate more in political structures and processes aimed
Keeping Social Science Relevant: Society Needs Clear Prose
If somebody were to ask me what I do all day as a student of the social sciences, my answer
For My Next Trick I Shall Eliminate Child Poverty
The intersection between social science and real life can often seem – even for those on the inside – vague,
What Do Education Scholars Know?
Some time ago Martin Spiewak stated in the German quality-weekly Die Zeit that an awful lot of undisputed knowledge existed
Are There Too Many PhDs?
In all OECD countries, but in particular in Germany, there seems to be an enormous overproduction of PhDs – in
Academic Conferences Should Be Outlawed
It’s conference season! Thousands and thousands of social scientists are flying around to visit conferences. The American Sociological Association gathers
Economists Looking For God
A science is not called a discipline by coincidence: its students are actively and deliberately disciplined to think and behave