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Because Social Scientists Must Have a Seat at the Table: Reflections from COSSA’s 2023 Social Science Advocacy Day via Why Social Science?
On April 24-25, 2023, over 50 social and behavioral science researchers, students, and advocates from 11 different states participated in Social Science Advocacy Day. This annual event, organized by in the Consortium of Social Science…
May 31
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INVITING YOU TO THE 7th AQRA COLLOQUIUM FOR 2023January to July colloquia this year are extra special as these are in collaboration with the WOMEN LEADING EDUCATION (WLE) CONFERENCE ACROSS CONTINENTS.AQRA Virtual Colloquium 2023-07 is on May 11…
May 10
Marcelino Peter Sereko is now a member of G-CAR CONNECT
Mar 25
Because Gun Violence Requires Social Science Solutions via Why Social Science?
America’s gun death rate is unacceptably high – it is well beyond that of any other developed country.  In 2020, there were 45,222 gun related deaths , with 24,264 (54%) of those being suicides and 20,958 (46%) being homicides.  Within America,…
Feb 28
Violet Shai is now a member of G-CAR CONNECT
Feb 19
King Costa posted photos
Feb 18
Twitter's new data fees leave scientists scrambling for funding – or cutting research via Social sciences – The Conversation
Twitter has long allowed anyone to access its data about who tweeted what and when. This has been a boon to research, from public health to criminology. The new fees put that research at risk.
Feb 8
Because It Can Help Us Maintain Safer Workplaces via Why Social Science?
Interventions designed to keep people safe can have hidden side effects. With an increased perception of safety, some people are more likely to take risks. For example, some vehicle drivers take more risks when they are buckled up  in a…
Jan 31
RAPHAEL OGETO DISMAS is now a member of G-CAR CONNECT
Jan 20
How the philosophy of the past can help us imagine the economy of the future via Social sciences – The Conversation
Psychological and social perspectives on economy that were developed by 19th-century philosophers can help us re-imagine economics with a human face.
Jan 4
Because It’s the Most Reliable Way to Understand the Public’s Point of View via Why Social Science?
When it comes to opinion research, it sometimes isn’t just a matter of meeting scientific standards, but about assuaging doubts about whether measuring should be done at all. This is especially true these days when questions have been raised…
Dec 7, 2022
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Nov 18, 2022 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

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Oct 26, 2022 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

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CELEBRATING SCHOLARSHIP


Greetings once more esteemed scholars, thinkers and knowledge creators. You got the Global Centre for Academic Research at a 2nd Position at an international conference organised by the Asian Qualitative Research Association, hosted virtually from the Philippines in October 2021, and then got involved in co-hosting Open Learning University conference, hosted virtually from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in November 2021. We further note with pride and joy that you have…

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