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SSRC@ssrc_org11 Oct 2023
We are pleased to release a new version of the #MercuryProject Research Framework. Currently used by 18 teams globally, the framework is designed to help funders, researchers & policymakers coordinate on effective interventions to ⬆️vaccine uptake. items.ssrc.org/from-our-prog… 🧵👇
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SSRC@ssrc_org6 Sep 2023
.@NIH Acting Director Larry Tabak recently said, "We'll have to have the discipline to stop supporting underpowered boutique studies." Read our proposal to @NIH_CommonFund to ⬆️ the chances of finding replicable policy solutions using “master protocols”: items.ssrc.org/from-the-pres…

Master Protocols: A Tool for Increasing the Reliability of Behavioral Evidence

Items (SSRC) publishes accessible social science essays and collections, plus the monthly Items & Issues newsletter—linking research, policy, and public debate.

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My short piece on the 2019 Piatúa River protests (Ecuadorian Amazon) is out in @SSRC_items. In the essay I focus on the gap between formal rights protections vs. their actual exercise on the ground, & highlight the key role of local Indigenous organizing. tinyurl.com/33w86sd5
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READ Our latest research review on #heritage, #prevention of violent conflict, and #MassAtrocity (ssrc.org/publications/cultur…). Complements our earlier essay series (items.ssrc.org/category/wher…). Thx to our own @bolinresearch!

Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict: A Literature Review

The SSRC makes available interdisciplinary research to inform policy, academic discourse, and the public. These publications are freely accessible and include policy working papers to essays for the...

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SSRC@ssrc_org27 Feb 2023
A new literature review, Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict, from SSRC's Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum, written by @bolinresearch, explores the current state of knowledge in the field. Please read & share with colleagues: ssrc.org/publications/cultur…

Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict: A Literature Review

The SSRC makes available interdisciplinary research to inform policy, academic discourse, and the public. These publications are freely accessible and include policy working papers to essays for the...

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This nice article from @snopes quotes my 2018 @SSRC_items article, items.ssrc.org/parameters/on… @WebSciDL @oducs #WebArchiveWednesday (ht: @lesley_elis)

On the Importance of Web Archiving

Items (SSRC) publishes accessible social science essays and collections, plus the monthly Items & Issues newsletter—linking research, policy, and public debate.

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SSRC@ssrc_org3 Nov 2022
JOB OPPORTUNITY | We are hiring a Program Officer for the Arts Research with Communities of Color program. ssrc.org/about-us/employment…
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SSRC@ssrc_org25 Oct 2022
"True success means a public health infrastructure that doesn’t have to claim success from recovering from predictable tragedy" SSRC #MercuryProject grantee @NeilLewisJr, w/@DraCoquiMD & @ChomiloMD, examine narratives vs reality of Covid-19 inequalities statnews.com/2022/10/25/covi…

Covid-19 is an inverse equity story, not a racial equity success story

It is worth celebrating the tenacity of community champions who fought for equitable access to vaccines by Black and Hispanic people. But fixing injustice requires fundamental changes in systems and...

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@ChelseaClinton25 Oct 2022
Important piece from @NeilLewisJr @ChomiloMD & @DraCoquiMD about the many health inequities that #covid19 exacerbated. Any narrative that suggests otherwise just isn’t true.
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SSRC@ssrc_org13 Oct 2022
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowships, in partnership with @FetzerInstitute. Fellows will receive 12 months of support for their research projects. ssrc.org/news/2022/10/13/202…

Announcing the 2022 SSRC Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal grantees – Social Science...

The Social Science Research Council fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary...

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NEW FORUM | The forum on "Hindutva and the shared scripts of the global right" examines the rise of far-right movements and actors globally with Hindutva and the Hindu right at the center of this inquiry. Read the introduction from Supriya Gandhi (@Yale): tif.ssrc.org/2022/10/12/hind…

Hindutva and the shared scripts of the global right

The ideologies analyzed in this forum, when embedded in these and other practices of authoritarian states or far-right actors, exert a profound impact on numerous spheres of life. Yet, a focus on...

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SSRC@ssrc_org28 Sep 2022
In @SSIReview, SSRC President @annalilharvey & @stuartbuck1 of @GoodSciProject argue that funders can have a force multiplier effect by investing in *improving how science is done,* to bring us to solutions faster across a variety of fields ssir.org/articles/entry/why_…
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.@DavidNemer argues that a feature on WhatsApp will never cure the poison afflicting Brazilian political life. in @SSRC_items items.ssrc.org/extremism-onl…
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SSRC@ssrc_org14 Sep 2022
Mark your calendars - Thurs Sep 22, 11:25AM, SSRC President @annalilharvey will be speaking at @AtlanticLIVE, with @AmesCG @MWillJr @itscaitlinhd on criminal justice reform and factors driving crime trends. Free stream of The Atlantic Festival: theatlantic.com/live/atlanti…
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SSRC@ssrc_org14 Sep 2022
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Arts Research with Communities of Color (ARCC) fellowships. Fellows will receive funding to conduct 12-month qualitative-ethnographic studies in collaboration with select arts organizations. ssrc.org/programs/arts-resea…

2022 Cohort of SSRC Arts Research with Communities of Color Fellows

Early-career scholars awarded funding to conduct 12-month qualitative-ethnographic studies in collaboration with select organizations participating in The Wallace Foundation’s new arts initiative,...

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NEW | In the conclusion to the book forum on The Dawn of Everything, Daniel Lord Smail (@Harvard) reflects on his reading of Dawn, each essay of the forum, and the question "What do you think of Graeber and Wengrow?” @ssrc_org tif.ssrc.org/2022/09/01/aski…
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NEW | Alan Mikhail (@Yale) meets The Dawn of Everything's call to ask better questions and poses a comparison of the Middle East and the Americas. "What is to be gained by considering new geographies, by comparing two places rarely compared?" @ssrc_org tif.ssrc.org/2022/08/25/a-mi…
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We’re hiring! Interested in international affairs and the #UN? Want to learn about evidence-based policy making? Come work with me and the great CPPF team ⁦@ssrc_org⁩ ! ssrc.org/about-us/employment…

Employment

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SSRC@ssrc_org23 Aug 2022
We’re proud to award $7.2M in direct research funding to the first #MercuryProject cohort. An announcement🧵 ⬇️ ssrc.org/programs/the-mercur…
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SSRC@ssrc_org4 Aug 2022
ICYMI: List of SSRC x @NSF funding opportunities in 🧵 Please share with colleagues who might be interested.
SSRC@ssrc_org25 Jul 2022
FUNDING 🧵 | SSRC and @NSF are co-funding research projects to identify and evaluate interventions with the potential to increase vaccination demand and other positive, science-based health behaviors. Overview here: ssrc.org/programs/the-mercur…

NSF-Mercury Project Partnership | Apply Now

A new $20 million partnership with the National Science Foundation will advance the scientific frontier of building vaccination demand and a healthier information environment.

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SSRC@ssrc_org21 Jul 2022
Announcing the 2022 winners of The Rachel Tanur Memorial Prize for Visual Sociology, which recognizes students in the social sciences who incorporate visual analysis in their work. Learn more about winners and their submissions here: racheltanurmemorialprize.org…
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👏🏻to @AlMissionUN for this initiative. For more on the complexities of heritage and violence see our recent @SSRC_items essays items.ssrc.org/category/wher….
Albania in UN
@AlMissionUN15 Jul 2022
At today's Arria, #AlbaniaUNSC🇦🇱 stressed that the consequences of losing cultural heritage in #Ukraine are dreadful & puts the architecture of the country's identity at serious risk. We condemn the damage & support every effort to ensure accountability 📜bit.ly/3O9XALq
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