Spotlight on APA's Coalition Partners: Coalition on National Science Funding, Supporting Science's Ugly Duckling

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoff Mumford
Keyword(s):  
Science Funding ◽  
National Science ◽  
Ugly Duckling

scholarly journals Political Science Funding Black Out in North America? Trends in Funding Should not be Ignored

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (03) ◽  
pp. 599-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Plazek ◽  
Alan Steinberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North America ◽  
Political Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Political ◽  
Science Funding ◽  
National Science ◽  
One Year

AbstractRecent actions in Congress that threaten political science funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have caught the attention of political scientists, but this was not the first attack and not likely to be the last. Less than one year ago, the Harper government ended the Understanding Canada program, an important source of funding for academics in the United States and abroad. This article stresses the value of the program and the importance of this funding steam by demonstrating what the grants have done both more generally as well as for the authors individually. In addition, by looking at the political process that led to the end of the Understanding Canada program and the similarities in the attacks on NSF political science funding, this article identifies potential reasons why these funds were and are at risk. We conclude by arguing that normative action in support of political science is a necessity for all political scientists.

scholarly journals National Science Foundation to Rebalance Ocean Science Funding

Eos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Showstack
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Council ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Ocean Science ◽  
Science Funding ◽  
Ocean Sciences ◽  
National Science

In its response to a National Research Council survey on ocean sciences, the National Science Foundation has endorsed recommendations calling for a budgetary course correction.

scholarly journals ‘All things are in flux’: China in global science

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Marginson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Science System ◽  
National Network ◽  
Global Science ◽  
American Science ◽  
Science Funding ◽  
Network Building ◽  
National Science ◽  
Internationalisation Strategy ◽  
International Engagement

AbstractSince 1990, a large and dynamic global science system has evolved, based on grass roots collaboration, and resting on the resources, infrastructure and personnel housed by national science systems. Euro-American science systems have become intensively networked in a global duopoly; and many other countries have built national science systems, including a group of large- and middle-sized countries that follow semi-autonomous trajectories based on state investment, intensive national network building, and international engagement, without integrating tightly into the global duopoly. The dual global/national approach pursued by these systems, including China, South Korea, Iran and India, is not always fully understood in papers on science. Nevertheless, China is now the number two science country in the world, the largest producer of papers and number one in parts of STEM physical sciences. The paper investigates the remarkable evolution of China’s science funding, output, discipline balance, internationalisation strategy and national and global networking. China has combined global activity and the local/national building of science in positive sum manner, on the ground of the nationally nested science system. The paper also discusses limits of the achievement, noting that while China-US relations have been instrumental in building science, a partial decoupling is occurring and the future is unclear.

Who Likes Political Science?: Determinants of Senators' Votes on the Coburn Amendment

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (04) ◽  
pp. 701-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph E. Uscinski ◽  
Casey A. Klofstad
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
American Political Science Association ◽  
Institutional Characteristics ◽  
Logit Analysis ◽  
Science Funding ◽  
National Science ◽  
American Political Science ◽  
Science Association

AbstractIn October 2009, political scientists learned of a Senate amendment sponsored by Tom Coburn (R-OK) that would eliminate political science funding from the National Science Foundation budget. The American Political Science Association condemned the proposed amendment, and concerned political scientists contacted their senators to urge the amendment's defeat. On November 5, 2009, the amendment was defeated 36-62 after little debate. This article examines the vote on the Coburn Amendment to understand the role that senators' personal, constituency, and institutional characteristics played in their votes. Logit analysis reveals that even after controlling for party, several factors significantly predict the vote, including the number of top-tier political science Ph.D. programs in the senator's state and whether the senator graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science.

scholarly journals Bill that Limits Earth Science Funding Wins OK in House

Eos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Showstack
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Science Funding ◽  
National Science

The controversial America COMPETES legislation would restrict Earth science funding at several U.S. federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation.

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