Social Research: An International Quarterly

Social Research: An International Quarterly Founded in 1934 by immigrant refugees in New York City. Read Alvin Johnson’s introduction to our first issue:http://www.socres.org/vol01/issue0101.htm

Carrying the torch of academic freedom and mapping the landscape of intellectual thought at the New School for Social Research In 1933, the New School’s first president, Alvin Johnson, with support from philanthropist Hiram Halle and the Rockefeller Foundation, initiated an historic effort to rescue endangered scholars from the shadow of Na**sm in Europe at the brink of WWII. These refugees became

the founding scholars of “The University in Exile,” and constituted what became known as the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, now known as The New School for Social Research. Social Research: An International Quarterly of the Political and Social Sciences was launched in 1934 by these scholars, who held the deep conviction that every true university must have its own distinct public voice.

in 1874 in Homer, Nebraska, was American economist Alvin Johnson. He was a champion of academic freedom & a brilliant ...
18/12/2025

in 1874 in Homer, Nebraska, was American economist Alvin Johnson. He was a champion of academic freedom & a brilliant economist.

Johnson was one of the cofounders of the New School in 1918 and became its first director and then president. In the 1930s, he worked to provide refuge for European scholars fleeing the N***s, establishing the University in Exile.

Johnson was among the founders of Social Research, serving on the editorial board for over 30 years and as chair of the board and editor in chief, and contributing over 3 dozen book reviews and articles to the journal.

His 1937 article, "The Intellectual in a Time of Crisis," powerfully defended the essential role of the intellectual and artist, whose vision is crucial for creating and regenerating societal values.

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40981561

: Born in 1915 in Inwood, IA, Robert Dahl was a leading American political theorist. He defined modern, viable democrac...
17/12/2025

: Born in 1915 in Inwood, IA, Robert Dahl was a leading American political theorist. He defined modern, viable democracy via polyarchy: a system of dispersed power among competing groups.

His 1991 Social Research article, "The Shifting Boundaries of Democratic Governments," discussed the three fundamental changes shaping collective control in democratic states.

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40971355

As the World Cup 2026 approaches, the silence on LGBT+ players persists. CK Snyder's research on Brazil's LiGay (Gay Lea...
16/12/2025

As the World Cup 2026 approaches, the silence on LGBT+ players persists.

CK Snyder's research on Brazil's LiGay (Gay League) shows how q***r men challenge soccer's heterosexuality by organizing, competing, and pushing for change & fair play. Alternative leagues are vital.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/974420

: “Gone with the Wind” premiered in 1939. The film is a monumental epic deeply controversial for romanticizing antebell...
15/12/2025

: “Gone with the Wind” premiered in 1939. The film is a monumental epic deeply controversial for romanticizing antebellum South and racial stereotypes.

Read “Photography and Film as Evidence” (Winter 2022) to see how film serves as historical/legal evidence.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/48925

Can handshakes succeed where the invisible hand and private contracts fail?This week's essential is from our Summer 20...
14/12/2025

Can handshakes succeed where the invisible hand and private contracts fail?

This week's essential is from our Summer 2006 issue “Fairness: Its Role in Our Lives.” Herbert Gintis’s “Moral Sense and Material Interests” explores how altruistic cooperation remains vital for modern societies.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/527461/

Historian Louise Tilly was in 1935 in Philadelphia. Her work, focusing on the intersection of gender, family, and soci...
13/12/2025

Historian Louise Tilly was in 1935 in Philadelphia. Her work, focusing on the intersection of gender, family, and social change, particularly during the European Industrial Revolution, made a major contribution to social history. In 1984–1999 she taught at the New School for Social Research.

Her ideas are exemplified in the article "Women, Women's History, and the Industrial Revolution," published in Spring 1994, arguing that women's history is vital to de-economizing/socializing economic history and re-economizing social history by stressing the interdependence of production and reproduction.

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40971024

in 1902 in Colorado Springs was American sociologist Talcott Parsons. Known for his systems and action theories, trans...
13/12/2025

in 1902 in Colorado Springs was American sociologist Talcott Parsons. Known for his systems and action theories, translations of Max Weber, analysis of works by Emile Durkheim and Vilfredo Pareto, Parsons was one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century.

The last of his several contributions to Social Research was "The Symbolic Environment of Modern Economies" (published in 1979), in which Parsons explored how a common economic ideology exaggerates the economic realm's importance in modern life.

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40970786

to Winter 2012, “Human Rights and the Global Economy.”Guest editors Nehal Bhuta, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, and Miriam Tickti...
11/12/2025

to Winter 2012, “Human Rights and the Global Economy.”

Guest editors Nehal Bhuta, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, and Miriam Ticktin assembled contributions covering everything from global poverty obligations and climate change lawfare to the challenge of regulating corporations.

An essential read on about how to make economic systems more just.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/28890

Sport, including football, is a key site for debates on national identity & racism.Ben Carrington’s “Representing Englan...
09/12/2025

Sport, including football, is a key site for debates on national identity & racism.

Ben Carrington’s “Representing England: Sport, Politics, and Contested Identities” examines the men's 2020 & women's 2025 UEFA championships to analyze national representation & cultural politics.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/974422

Sociologist Niklas Luhmann was in 1927 in Lüneburg, Germany. A student of Talcott Parsons, Luhmann eventually left his...
08/12/2025

Sociologist Niklas Luhmann was in 1927 in Lüneburg, Germany. A student of Talcott Parsons, Luhmann eventually left his mentor’s tradition, becoming a renowned systems theorist in his own right. His work explored complexity and self-referential systems in modern society.

Contributing to Social Research in Spring 1976 with "The Future Cannot Begin: Temporal Structures in Modern Society," Luhmann argued that the concept of a structured future only emerged with the shift from traditional to bourgeois society.

🔗 https://www.jstor.org/stable/40970217

Is AI ethics failing to address the true problem? Peter Asaro's 2023 "Politicizing Data: AI Ethics as a Social Critique ...
07/12/2025

Is AI ethics failing to address the true problem?

Peter Asaro's 2023 "Politicizing Data: AI Ethics as a Social Critique of Algorithms" critiques individual responsibility models. It calls for a deeper social critique of algorithms, advocating theories grounded in systemic power dynamics & social values for future regulation.

🔗 https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/916350

Here's what was popular with our readers in November:📍 Nick Haslam and Melanie J. McGrath, “The Creeping Concept of Trau...
05/12/2025

Here's what was popular with our readers in November:

📍 Nick Haslam and Melanie J. McGrath, “The Creeping Concept of Trauma” (Fall 2020, reprinted Spring 2024)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/923123

📍 Albena Azmanova, “Free Speech or Safe Speech: The Neoliberal University's False Dilemma” (Summer 2025)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/961484

📍 Lawrence D. Bobo and Victor Thompson, “Unfair by Design: The War on Drugs, Race, and the Legitimacy of the Criminal Justice System” (Summer 2006, reprinted Spring 2024)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/923110

📍 Michael Walzer, “The Triumph of Just War Theory (and the Dangers of Success)” (Winter 2002, reprinted Spring 2024)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/923109

📍 Fabio Parasecoli, “Food, Identity, and Cultural Reproduction in Immigrant Communities” (Summer 2014)
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/549124

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