Archives for February 2012

Elsevier withdraws support of the RWA

Elsevier withdrew their support of the Research Works Act!

Next up, consider supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act.

The Social Justice Doughnut

There is a great post today at Grist that beared reposting and commentary:

The doughnut of justice: A new way to think about growth

The ideas presented embed social justice, specifically distributive justice, within a framework of environmental justice. The video segment by Kate Raworth of Oxfam International is worth viewing. There were many compelling points in her video, however one point that stood out to me was this: It would take 1% of the global food supply to end hunger for the 13% of the world’s population who do not have enough food to eat.

In my doctoral program, the meaning and definition of social justice is a topic of frequent discussion. The perspective presented by Raworth of distributive justice, including adequate food, and resources that have been thoughtfully conserved is congruent with my own ideas about social justice.

What is your definition of social justice? What are your thoughts on Raworth’s ideas?

Open Social Science?

Recently the bloggers at smaller questions took on the topic of open science. If you are not already familiar with the idea of open science, I highly recommend their post.

I continue to be in awe of the momentum within the STEM fields toward disruption of the long-standing paradigm for conducting research as well as publishing research. It may be due to my frame of reference as a doctoral student, but it seems there is not as much momentum or dialogue around open science or open access within social sciences.

What are your thoughts on the topic? What do you think about the level of engagement among social scientists in the conversation about open science and open access?

Blogging at SRA

The Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting is coming up on March 8th – 10th, 2012, in the beautiful city of Vancouver, BC [read: home of 49th Parallel Coffee, amazing restaurants, stunning international port city encrusted by snow capped mountains]. I am equally as excited about the conference as I am about being in one of my favorite cities in the Pacific Northwest.

At this year’s conference I will be posting daily updates over at SRA Blogs on international research and international researchers. Stay tuned!