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UGC NET 2026: English, Commerce re-exams September 9; Sociology paper on September 10
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (481+ words) The UGC NET June 2026 re-examination for English and Commerce will be held on Wednesday, followed by Sociology on September 10. The NTA has advised Delhi candidates to plan journeys in advance amid possible traffic restrictions and delays. New Delhi: English and…...
The Meritocracy Machine
3+ week, 2+ day ago (578+ words) The advocates of meritocracy also often appeal to free-market economics, which would shock most of their favorite economists. Adam Smith recognized that “honourable professions…are generally under-recompensed,” while Friedrich Hayek argued that material rewards do not generally “correspond to what…...
UGC NET 2026: English, Commerce re-exam on September 9; Sociology paper on September 10
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (481+ words) The UGC NET June 2026 re-examination for English and Commerce will be held on Wednesday, followed by Sociology on September 10. The NTA has advised Delhi candidates to plan journeys in advance amid possible traffic restrictions and delays. New Delhi: English and…...
What is Anthropology?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (485+ words) Anthropology is a social science devoted to the study of human societies, cultures, and the various ways people understand and organise their worlds. It examines how individuals, communities, and environments interact and how these relationships are shaped by legal and…...
From take-off to turbulence: Tony Fernandes is eating his own words on meritocracy – A. Azim Idris
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (614+ words) News You Can Use, Investigative Reports, Sports, Videos, and Analysis TAN SRI Tony Fernandes has long positioned himself as a champion of meritocracy — the belief that success should be earned through talent, innovation, and resilience rather than handouts. In fact,…...
Why We All Need Sociology
3+ week, 4+ day ago (551+ words) Posted August 19, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Last month, the Wall Street Journal published an article asking whether it is now time to “liquidate” sociology, the academic study of human societies. As many readers know, charges of this sort have become…...
Jaffrey Chair Inaugural Lecture: The Political Economy of Transitions | News | The University of Aberdeen
1+ week, 3+ day ago (233+ words) Professor Keith Bender will deliver the Jaffrey Chair Inaugural Lecture at King's College Conference Centre Auditorium on 23 September. Entitled, 'The Political Economy of Transitions: Work, Wages, and Well-Being in a Changing Economy', the lecture is hosted by the University of…...
Where the Business of Art is the Art of Business
3+ week, 4+ day ago (910+ words) A building in downtown Exeter is home to three artists working in different mediums, but together represent a movement in the business of art. The three women are passionately devoted to maintaining a physical space in an increasingly digital world…...
Mario Sims, Sociology Board of Visitors member, featured in UW’s Letters&Sciences Magazine
3+ week, 3+ day ago (80+ words) Department of Sociology – University of Wisconsin-Madison Mario Sims, Sociology Board of Visitors member, featured in UW’s Letters&Sciences Magazine Mario Sims became a member of the Sociology Board of Visitors in 2025. Mario underscores that his training in sociology has been…...
A Sociology of Sociology for Unsettled Times
3+ week, 4+ day ago (31+ words) t.co The Next Turtle Down Writing on social science, higher education reform, American culture and politics, and whatever else my stray thoughts land on....