{"id":3744,"date":"2016-01-29T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/?p=3744"},"modified":"2016-01-28T14:52:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T19:52:22","slug":"ru12916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/2016\/01\/29\/ru12916\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP’s Weekly Roundup: Jan. 29, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RU12916\"<\/a>
\nHello and happy Friday! Before you leap into February, stop by TSP and check out our awesome\u00a0new pieces on everything from participatory budgeting to Sarah Palin’s sweater.<\/p>\n

The Editors’ Desk<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Finding Firmer Ground<\/a>,” by Chris Uggen<\/a>. “While many of us are struggling mightily to nurture and defend something important, I am increasingly convinced that we\u2019re not mounting our defense from very firm ground. As a professor and administrator, I\u2019d like to see a stronger collective commitment among the faculty on a few no-brainers.”<\/p>\n

Discoveries<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Shades of Health<\/a>,” by Amber Joy Powell<\/a>.\u00a0Ellis Monk<\/a>\u00a0investigates the ways\u00a0skin tone influences health disparities via\u00a0discrimination.<\/p>\n

Clippings<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Scientific (and Corporate) Deviance Add Up at VW<\/a>,” by Neeraj Rajasekar<\/a>. How “accumulated fudging”\u00a0normalizes deviance.<\/p>\n

“GOP Candidates Trump Up Immigration Threat<\/a>,” by Allison Nobles<\/a>.\u00a0David Cook Martin<\/a>\u00a0talks to\u00a0The Conversation<\/em> about why the GOP candidates continue to conflate immigration with crime.<\/p>\n

From Our Partners:<\/h3>\n

Scholars Strategy Network<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“How Participatory Budgeting Strengthens Communities and Improves Local Governance<\/a>,” by Isaac Jabola-Carolus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contexts<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

“Father Schools and Promise Keepers<\/a>,” by Nicole Bedera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And a Few from the Community Pages:<\/h3>\n