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Rogers Smith: “Most of our most vital identities and statuses have been greatly shaped by laws and policies”

June 27, 2011| AAPSS, Fellows|

On the evening of June 2, 2011, at the annual Moynihan Prize and Fellows Induction dinner, Douglas Massey,... Read More → Rogers Smith: “Most of our most vital identities and statuses have been greatly shaped by laws and policies”

Eric Wanner: “Social science gives a better, clearer, deeper picture of what is actually happening”

June 27, 2011| AAPSS, Fellows|

Eric Wanner was inducted as the 2011 Eleanore Roosevelt Fellow of the American Academy of Political and... Read More → Eric Wanner: “Social science gives a better, clearer, deeper picture of what is actually happening”

Diane Ravitch: The importance of evidence-based data in education reform

June 21, 2011| AAPSS, Fellows|

Thank you so much, Dan, and thank you to the members of the Academy. I want to thank my family, who is here,... Read More → Diane Ravitch: The importance of evidence-based data in education reform

Diane Ravitch receives 2011 Moynihan Prize

June 13, 2011| AAPSS, Fellows|

The 2011 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize was presented to Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New... Read More → Diane Ravitch receives 2011 Moynihan Prize

Paula Fass: How History has Shaped Children’s Rights

February 25, 2011| AAPSS, ANNALS|

From the Enlightenment to the two World Wars, the perception of children as rights bearers evolved and helped... Read More → Paula Fass: How History has Shaped Children’s Rights

Daniel Hart: Time for American Teens Under 18 to Hit the Polls

February 23, 2011| AAPSS, ANNALS|

Extending voting rights to sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds would be a first for the United States. But is... Read More → Daniel Hart: Time for American Teens Under 18 to Hit the Polls

Mary Carlson: Young Citizens in Tanzania Take Action Against the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

February 23, 2011| AAPSS, ANNALS|

vc_rowvc_column width=”2/3″vc_column_textIf given the opportunity, children and teenagers can be... Read More → Mary Carlson: Young Citizens in Tanzania Take Action Against the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Elizabeth Bartholet: Should the U.S. Ratify the CRC? A look at the Pros and Cons

February 23, 2011| AAPSS, ANNALS|

The United States remains one of the last countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child... Read More → Elizabeth Bartholet: Should the U.S. Ratify the CRC? A look at the Pros and Cons

Interview with Felton Earls: The Next Step From Children’s Rights is Citizenship

January 4, 2011| ANNALS|

vc_rowvc_columnvc_column_textHow much should children’s opinions count in the process of developing... Read More → Interview with Felton Earls: The Next Step From Children’s Rights is Citizenship

Francine Blau Wins IZA Labor Economics Prize

January 1, 2011| AAPSS, Fellows|

Academy Fellow Francine D. Blau was awarded the Institute for the Study of Labor Economics Prize in Labor... Read More → Francine Blau Wins IZA Labor Economics Prize

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