Standing out or looking for cover? Strategies for defending public funding for the social sciences in the U.S.
• When arguing for public funding, US social scientists have stressed what they have in common with the natural sciences. • In one notable case, however, a number of social scientists argued for a new funding agency run by and for social scientists. • Congressional criticism and NSF leaders' skeptic...
| Publicado en: | Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A Vol. 113; pp. 64 - 74 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Oct2025
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| Sumario: | • When arguing for public funding, US social scientists have stressed what they have in common with the natural sciences. • In one notable case, however, a number of social scientists argued for a new funding agency run by and for social scientists. • Congressional criticism and NSF leaders' skepticism led to the 2019 cancellation of the NSF's political science program. • If the 2025 proposed cuts to the NSF happen, social scientists will have to design new strategies to argue for public funds. |
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