Hello hello! We’ve had another big week here at TSP, and have lots of great things to share with you. To start, we welcomed another blog to our community pages, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Check out their blog for an extensive archive of engaging commentary and research related to genocide studies. And our amazing grad board is back for the semester, which means we are back in full force on the site. We’ve got great new pieces on Trump’s cabinet, women’s movements, environmental policy, and more. So let’s get to it!
The Editor’s Desk:
In case you missed it, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of TSP last Friday. Woot! On the Eds’ Desk this week, Doug and Chris celebrate and reflect on the past five years and preview what’s to come.
There’s Research on That!:
“Divesting Diversity on the Presidential Cabinet,” by Neeraj Rajasekar. While social science shows that diversity is beneficial for business and organizations, the definition of “diversity” is often warped to avoid any real discussion of inequality.
“When Women Mobilize,” by Jacqui Frost. A look at research on past women’s movements sheds light on the ways that gender shapes when and how women protest, and the important roles they have played in social movement history.
“Barriers Keeping Women from STEM Careers,” by Amber Joy Powell. Research on race, gender, and education reveals why women remain hidden figures in STEM.
Discoveries:
“To Enforce or Encourage Green Behavior?,” by Erik Kojola. New research in Sociological Spectrum finds that environmental regulations alone will not reduce public health and environmental hazards from chemical pollution.
Clippings:
“How College Became Synonymous with Sex,” by Brooke Chambers. Soc Images’ Lisa Wade writes for Time Magazine and explains how colleges went from being rigid institutions to hubs for parties and casual sex.
“Okay Google, Give Me the Facts,” by Edgar Campos. The Conversation talks to Thomas Maher about how to keep “fake news” from manipulating Google’s search algorithms.
From Our Partners:
Contexts:
“The Women’s March Was Only the Beginning,” by Dana R. Fisher.
“The Day After: Women’s March on Washington,” by Philip N. Cohen.
“Trump’s America Comes to Washington,” by Philip N. Cohen.
Scholars Strategy Network:
“What Trump Means for the Affordable Care Act,” by Colleen Grogan and Sherry Glied.
And a Few from the Community Pages:
- Engaging Sports talks politics and sports media and how sports create unity.
- Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies explains the futility of “Never Again” and remembers Wannsee.
- Girl w/Pen! discusses advocacy and activism for girls.
- ThickCulture explores the democratic function of the Women’s March.
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