Understanding the information needs of social scientists in Germany
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DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2018.14505501026
Abstract: The information needs of social science researchers are manifold and almost studied in every decade since the 1950s. With this paper, we contribute to this series and present the results of three studies. We asked… read more here.
Keywords: social science; information; information needs; needs social ... See more keywords
Self-organization and social science
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DOI: 10.1007/s10588-016-9224-2
Abstract: Complexity science and its methodological applications have increased in popularity in social science during the last two decades. One key concept within complexity science is that of self-organization. Self-organization is used to refer to the… read more here.
Keywords: science; social science; self organization; complexity science ... See more keywords
How social science should complement scientific discovery: lessons from nanoscience
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DOI: 10.1007/s11051-018-4210-x
Abstract: This article examines the state of social science of science, particularly nanoscience. It reviews what has been done and offers a series of constructive criticisms. It examines some of the problems associated with experts and… read more here.
Keywords: social science; discovery lessons; scientific discovery; science complement ... See more keywords
The other side of the coin: The declining of Chinese social science
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-021-04208-2
Abstract: This article aims to study the other side of the coin under the background of skyrocketing of Chinese natural science papers: the anomaly phenomenon in which Chinese social science papers are getting fewer and fewer.… read more here.
Keywords: science papers; side coin; science; chinese social ... See more keywords
Who controls electricity transitions? Digitization, decarbonization, and local power organizations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102219
Abstract: Abstract Much of the work on technology transitions and electricity has concentrated on sustainability from the perspective of centralized generation and transmission companies. For example, there is a substantial literature in energy social science on… read more here.
Keywords: social science; local power; power organizations; energy ... See more keywords
Cultural and Spiritual Significance of Nature in Protected Areas edited by Bas Verschuuren and Steve Brown (2018) 314 pp., Routledge, Abingdon, UK. ISBN 978-1-138091191 (pbk), GBP 35.19.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605319000450
Abstract: This book contributes to growing efforts to examine human behaviour in order to better address environmental issues. It covers extensive theoretical and practical ground and, in doing so, challenges the common assumption that rational arguments… read more here.
Keywords: social science; broader social; chapter; power ... See more keywords
Social Science Theory for Environmental Sustainability: a Practical Guide by Marc J. Stern (2018), Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 978-0-198793199 (pbk), GBP 34.99.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605319000462
Abstract: This book contributes to growing efforts to examine human behaviour in order to better address environmental issues. It covers extensive theoretical and practical ground and, in doing so, challenges the common assumption that rational arguments… read more here.
Keywords: social science; chapter; power; oxford ... See more keywords
SOCIAL SCIENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE: RETHINKING THE DISCIPLINES IN THE JIM CROW EMPIRE
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244317000087
Abstract: The rise of the social sciences in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America has been an especially fruitful topic for intellectual historians over the past four decades. An early, prominent explanation of the new levels… read more here.
Keywords: black white; social science; authority; science black ... See more keywords
Taxonomic definitions in social science, with firms, markets and institutions as case studies
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DOI: 10.1017/s1744137418000334
Abstract: Definitions are crucial for institutional analysis. This article explains the nature of taxonomic definitions, with particular attention to their use in economics and other social sciences. Taxonomic definitions demarcate one species of entity from another.… read more here.
Keywords: definitions social; social science; taxonomic definitions; firms markets ... See more keywords
One Health: A social science discussion of a global agenda.
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DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2022014
Abstract: This article introduces the Parasite issue dedicated to part of the research in social sciences supported by the Domaine d'Intérêt Majeur de la Région Île-de-France (DIM) One Health [2016-2022]. We show how the four papers… read more here.
Keywords: health social; health; science discussion; one health ... See more keywords
The creative mind: cognition, society and culture
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DOI: 10.1057/s41599-017-0024-1
Abstract: This article provides an overview of the main tendencies and ideas in the embodied mind paradigm in the expanding field of modern cognitive science. The focus is not on the biological and neurological aspects of… read more here.
Keywords: social science; mind; article; science ... See more keywords