“All things are subject to interpretation; whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not the truth.” Did Friedrich Nietzsche really say this? Not quite.
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“If social, economic and/or cultural factors are not included in the framing of [science] questions, a great deal of creativity can be wasted. This message is not new. Yet it gets painfully learned over and over again, as funders and researchers hoping to make a difference to humanity watch projects fail to do so.
Continue reading “For Science to Deliver for Society You Need Social Science”
The social science quote of the week is about building more tolerant and just societies. It’s also the last post for 2014!
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“Over the last decade an average of 27 million people have lost their homes to disaster each year, and in 2010 that number rose to 42 million. In an especially bad year of violent conflict, 2013 saw three times more … Continue reading 27 Million People Homeless Due to Disaster
“The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor. The majority of mankind are working people. So long as their fair demands – the ownership and control of their livelihoods – are set at naught, we can have neither men’s rights nor women’s rights. The majority of mankind is ground down by industrial oppression in order that the small remnant may live in ease.” Continue reading Governed for the Richest
Music in the Key of Social Science: Stevie Wonder – Big Brother
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Jacob Morgan, author of “The Collaborative Organisation,” says that positive social impact is central to teamwork.
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Read a wonderful essay by Professor Faye V. Harrison on the anthropological connections between the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA, to racial profiling in Brazil, and the murders of students in Mexico.
Continue reading “Anthropology of Social Death” Human Services
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Demand social justice!
Continue reading Demand social justice!
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