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Do you know young scholars who approach economic questions from the perspective of the humanities or environmental sciences? Are you yourself such a scholar? The conventional academic landscape offers few opportunities for such profiles. I am therefore excited that the University of St.Gallen offers the Hans Christoph Binswanger Fellowship that matches exactly such a profile. Please help spread the word! And check out the details on our website. #economics, #humanities #history #philosophy #sociology #EnvironmentalScience #academia

I'm overjoyed to have completed my International Affairs Capstone, titled "Lost in Filtration: How Social Media Unites and Divides Multilingual Kyrgyzstan". Being the first piece of academic research I have produced, this paper truly captures the multidisciplinary nature of International Affairs, covering political science, history, sociology, geography, and other fields. I hope this work serves as a testament to the knowledge I've gained at Florida State University, and my passion for the fields of political communication and comparative politics.

I'm humbled by the support of distinguished colleagues in our struggle for academic integrity I'm reaching out to my professional network regarding an urgent matter at my home institution, the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN). Over 30 leading philosophers worldwide - many of whom I'm honored to call friends and collaborators - have joined our open letter challenging a problematic evaluation process. The situation borders on the absurd: our institute received Poland's lowest score for publications yet simultaneously the highest score for research grants in philosophy. This contradiction exemplifies the flawed nature of the evaluation. Despite a favorable court ruling, the Ministry continues to defend this assessment through legal maneuvers rather than addressing the factual merits of our case. If you value academic integrity and evidence-based evaluation, please consider: 1. Reading and signing our open letter (link in comments below) 2. Sharing this message with your network 3. Standing with us for transparent and fair academic assessment #AcademicIntegrity #HigherEducation #Philosophy #Research #Academia

The Journal of Institutional Economics Blog is now on Linkedin! We're dedicated to bringing you cutting-edge academic thinking on institutions in bite-sized engaging 1000-word summaries. 🔍 About Our Blog: Transforming specialized academic writing into clear, compelling narratives Highlighting groundbreaking work in institutional economics Creating a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue JOIE's multi-disciplinary approach continues to welcome contributions from: Economics Sociology Political Science Anthropology Psychology Law Philosophy Management Studies Historical Research Whether you're an established researcher, an emerging scholar, or simply curious about how institutions shape our economic world, our blog offers unique insights. 🤝 Join Our Community: Follow our page for regular research summaries Engage with cutting-edge institutional economics research Connect with a diverse academic network Discover innovative perspectives across disciplines https://lnkd.in/ehBkEhtf #AcademicResearch #Institutions #Interdisciplinary #ResearchCommunity Let's continue bridging knowledge and understanding, one summary at a time.

A topic close to my heart, my professional practice and research work! If you are in Brussels, don't miss this presentation by Carlotta Scioldo on her recent book following the ENCATC Research Award. #culturalnetworks #Europe #governance #influencingpolicy #research

I am proud to announce that I have started my Master’s Thesis in Migration and Middle East Studies, a field that has held significant importance in the past and will continue to be highly relevant in the future. Migration and Middle East Studies, a topic of critical interest not only for our country but also globally, provides valuable insights into Economics, Trade, Production, Politics, Sociology, and International Relations.

American and European #Developments in #International #Relations by Ole Wæver Abstract The international relations (IR) discipline is dominated by the American research community. Data about publication patterns in leading journals document this situation as well as a variance in theoretical orientations. IR is conducted differently in different places. The main patterns are explained through a sociology of science model that emphasizes the different nineteenth-century histories of the state, the early format of social science, and the institutionalized delineation among the different social sciences. The internal social and intellectual structure of American IR is two-tiered, with relatively independent subfields and a top layer defined by access to the leading journals (on which IR, in contrast to some social sciences, has a high consensus). The famous successive “great debates” serve an important function by letting lead theorists focus and structure the whole discipline. IR in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom has historically been structured differently, often with power vested more locally. American IR now moves in a direction that undermines its global hegemony. The widespread turn to rational choice privileges a reintegration (and status-wise rehabilitation) with the rest of political science over attention to IR practices elsewhere. This rationalistic turn is alien to Europeans, both because their IR is generally closer to sociology, philosophy, and anthropology, and because the liberal ontological premises of rational choice are less fitting to European societies. Simultaneously, European IR is beginning to break the local power bastions and establish independent research communities at a national or, increasingly, a European level. As American IR turns from global hegemony to national professionalization, IR becomes more pluralistic. ... https://lnkd.in/dUuwkdQR

NEW BOOK CHAPTER | The third edition of the Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices textbook, edited by Tania Ferfolja, Criss Jones Díaz and Jacqueline Ullman from Western Sydney University has been published by Cambridge University Press. Ren Perkins has co-authored Chapter 3: Towards equity: privileging Indigenous knowledges in education research, with colleagues Amy Thomson and Marnee Shay PhD. This chapter highlights the role Indigenous knowledges and theories have in informing educational research and knowledge production. Indigenous Standpoint Theories (IST), situated within Indigenous knowledge paradigms, goes beyond Western research as this encompasses our way of knowing and being in the world. Foley and Rigney conclude that Indigenous research must work to free our people from oppressive barriers and reflect our lived experiences as Indigenous people. IST positions our people as knowledge holders and speaks to the significance of critically situating ourselves in relation to that knowledge. Find out more > https://lnkd.in/gFE4QUt3 #education #educators #teacher #teachers #teaching #indigenous #equity #knowledge #research #researchers #researcher #theory #theories #innovative #educational #educationalresearch #book #chapter #bookchapter #indigenouspeople #griffithuni #griffithuniversity #sociological

After having completed one quarter of my PhD Political Science in the United States, I can safely say: the first object of inquiry for a political science student must be the politics of political science itself. This is crucial now more than ever across disciplines but particularly in the social sciences that claim to be "social" and "scientific." "What is your work for, if not this?," asks Dr. Maura Finkelstein questioning the role of academics who claim to study decolonization but are silent on Palestine. Reflecting on how universities treated student activism across time in the U.S. (1960s to the recent Palestinian encampments), Dr. Nisrin Elamin notes that the modern tertiary institution in capitalistic contexts "mirrors" the state. Then, of what use would uncritical education be if it is merely theoretical, or worse, if it functions as propaganda in creating more agents of the liberal state. Indeed, the history of American political science is riddled with problems like these, partly because its origin was ill-intended, and partly because those who carry(d) it forward with good intentions are often the targets of those who seek to preserve the status quo. Through an individual analysis, the costs may seem many: without tenure, should I publish an article on xyz? As a graduate student even? Just last year while I was writing my purpose statements to apply to colleges, I wondered, how much of my position can I reveal without upsetting the status quo too much? But we are not alone, and must we not do whatever we can to avoid normalizing these patterns? To indeed resist the status quo at every possible step? I didn't cave in my purpose letters, and that may have been why ~7 universities in North America rejected me, and I'm not censoring what I am working on, and I do not plan to cave as I tread this path further. And I'm sharing these thoughts on LinkedIn for many of who you may be in this field, too, for those who are planning to pursue studies, and for those who are in the corporate world to know that LinkedIn cannot be defined as "professional space" where "politics should be avoided." In the world we live in, every job influences a life or death somewhere, to various degrees, too much is interconnected, and everything is political. [Source of the quotes and professors: https://lnkd.in/dyP_vdg4].