Sunday afternoon in Germany is the perfect time for contemplation, because there is absolutely nothing else to do. If you want to worry about catastrophic events slightly further in the future than climate change, listen to this wonderful episode of Big Picture Science about the end of everything 😱
Category: Links
Links I liked
Why slow scholarship is not necessarily the solution for academia’s problems
Filip Vostal thinks that slow scholarship is basically Goop for the academy. I think he is onto something
(Impact of Social Sciences)For several years the slow scholarship movement has gathered an international following in advocating for a more conscientious slower form of academic work. Arguing against this blanket rejection o…
Inglehart, Maaßen, Le Pen: two links I liked & one that makes me sad
I’m sad to hear that Ronald Inglehart has died. Hero worshipping is worse than useless, and great man/woman theories are just very bad sociology of knowledge. Having said that, Inglehart had an impact on the field of comparative political sociology that is hard to overestimate. He was enormously productive, and his work is cited far…
What are the possible/likely coalition options for 🇩🇪’s next government? Take a tour with @jonworth to see what’s in stock
Neat summary of where we stand by Isabelle Hertner
This is excellent
- This would have been handy when I was teaching intro to European Politics
Here is a new (for me) reason why the peer review process is flawed. Contains a cool simulation
Interesting stuff, but the commenters are right: there are some major hurdles which the article ignores
Here’s a useful primer on the upcoming election in Bulgaria