No, the problem is the inherent fallibility of social science research and it's inability to quantify intangibles like happiness.
In keeping with this legacy, the prize rewards young researchers, who contribute to reinforcing the links between social science research and public policies.
This is especially important given the findings of the UNESCO World Social Science Report 2010, revealing the marginal presence of South Asia in the domain of international social science research and its limited impact on policy making.
Her distinguished career includes both social science research positions and media and communications responsibilities, notably as the Editorial Coordinator at the Mexican Television Institute.
In the book, Pink offers a fresh look at the art and science of sales using a mix of social science, survey research and stories.
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While there is no universally accepted minimum response rate for publication of surveys in social science and health research, the American Association for Public Opinion Research asked journals about this issue and found that 60-80% response range is acceptable, while one journal said that below 20% is just too low.
Analysts from the Chinese Academy of Social Science and China Development Research Center have proposed the idea of one-time 10% revaluation of the RMB.
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But some recent social science research reveals a more likely and complex explanation: People do things because people who look and talk like them or share the same background do those things.
Indeed, the two most successful statistical analysis programs, SPSS and SAS, expanded from their domain-specific base (social science for SPSS and bio-medical research for SAS) to become tools used wherever there was data to analyze.
The prize rewards social science research work by young researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean which has contributed to stronger research-policy linkages.
This event will bring forward the work of the UN Task Team on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change and in general discuss the need to focus on the social impacts of climate change and appropriate adaptation policies supported by social science research.
This latest report on identity undertook 20 separate reviews in which leading UK and international experts assessed research in computer science, criminology and social sciences.
As the only UNESCO programme that fosters and promotes social science research, it is placed in a pivotal position in the overall promotion of UNESCO's goals.
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He served as Director of the Business Institutions Initiative at the Social Science Research Council (1999-2003) and was the academic director of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership from 2008-11.
The smart cookies at the Social Science Research Council have spent three years researching media and software piracy in so-called emerging economies -- countries like Brazil, Russia, India and Mexico -- which has this past week resulted in a comprehensive report aimed at establishing the trends and causes of the unauthorized consumption of intellectual property.
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It is the only intergovernmental programme that aims to apply social science research to development issues, encouraging policy-oriented-research to face current global challenges, and bridging the gaps between researchers, civil society and policy-makers in order to allow them to work together, whilst respecting the individual role and place of each actor.
The largest social science research initiative ever undertaken in the United Kingdom says industry and government alike are failing to exploit the potential of science and technology to protect the environment.
During this meeting, policy-makers, researchers, and civil society actors shared their experiences and mutual practices in order to, notably, develop proposals to strengthen regional cooperation and promote the contribution of regional social science research institutes in the development of public development policies.
Social science policy research fed by dialogues among policy makers, practionners from civil society, beneficiaries and participants of specific policy and programme interventions and researchers, will better inform and advise policy formulation process.
Overview: KNAW coordinates the work of 18 research institutes throughout the country in the humanities, social sciences, the life sciences and science and government policy.
And for my part, I can only really speak for how they have affected social science research.
There is a need for a new approach to research that is inter-disciplinary, solutions oriented and policy relevant, with a stronger social science component.
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