Author: skat25

• January 11, 2017

  New Essays on the US Election

  Over the next day or two, we will publish here three essays on the recent US election and the potential impacts of a Trump administration on science, science policy, and the state of knowledge and (perhaps) ignorance. Please do watch our Resource Hub page, under construction, for more resources.
• December 8, 2016

  Announcing SocArXiv — Guest Post by Philip Cohen

  Dear sociologists, SocArXiv, the open archive of social science, has just launched in beta version. Led by a steering committee ofsociologists and librarians, SocArXiv is a free, open access repository for prepublication versions of papers. Created as a not-for-profit alternative to sites like Academia.edu, ResearchGate, and SSRN, SocArXiv is built in collaboration with the Center for…
• November 21, 2016

  Fall 2016 Newsletter out

  Our newest edition of SKATology is out today. I want to thank the members of our communications committee for their fine work. I also want to thank Scott Frickel for his leadership on late-breaking news that changed how we thought about our newsletter content. As readers can see for themselves, there is a lot to think through.
• November 4, 2016

  Presidential Outlook on Science and Technology Issues

  by Joe McCartney Waggle, Communications Committee “Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.” So began the worst-case scenario speech sitting in President Richard Nixon’s coat pocket as the Apollo 11 mission prepared to leave the moon in July…
• October 24, 2016

  Nominations for SKAT Officers, Council

  The Nominations Committee is seeking nominations to fill five positions: Council (2 positions): 3-year terms Student rep to Council: 2-year term Chair elect: 2-year term “after which they will assume the chair” Secretary/Treasurer: 3-year term Please email nominations to Laura Stark (email: laura.stark@vanderbilt.edu) by December 1. Self-nominations welcome! Please see the SKAT homepage for members…
• August 21, 2016

  #SKAT Membership Drive continues

  Today is SKAT section day at #ASA16; our Twitter  (@ASA_SKAT) feed is alive with pithy summaries of SKAT scholars, and we remind everyone of our membership drive here: http://bit.ly/2b7aKtf
• August 20, 2016

  SKAT kicks off its first ever Membership Drive!

  Starting August 20, SKAT is kicking off its first ever Membership Drive! We are aiming to drive our section numbers up over the 600 mark and make a real splash at ASA. For every additional member we find and sign up, we stand to benefit from more sessions, more conference activities, and opportunities to hold…
• August 17, 2016

  SKAT sessions at #ASA16

  More detailed information about SKAT and SKAT-related sessions at ASA 2016 in Seattle: Reception: Saturday, August 20. 6:30-8 p.m. Location: The Grotto, the basement bar of Rendevous at the Jewelbox Theater (lots going on there): 2322 2nd Avenue, Seattle. Paper sessions and Roundtables 192 – Section on Science, Knowledge, and Technology Paper Session. Open Topic in Sociology…
• August 16, 2016

  SKAT on Social Media

  Reminder: we are posting updates from #ASA19 on twitter @asa_skat and on our Facebook Group page, here: ASA SKAT Section on Facebook. Look forward to seeing everyone in New York!
• August 15, 2016

  Membership Drive!

  We will be rolling out new posts and information about joining our section over the next several weeks. Subscribe for updates!