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...

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Published in:	Studies in History & Philosophy of Science Part A Vol. 113; pp. 64 - 74
Main Author:	Hauptmann, Emily
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Oct2025
Subjects:	Social scientists Government aid Political opposition Grants (Money) National Science Foundation (U.S.) Political science Resource allocation United States
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost