Why the digital society needs the social sciences (more than ever)
Why the digital society needs the social sciences (more than ever)
The social sciences have a hard time. Many countries shrink science and education budgets. When they do spend extra money, governments concentrate it on the natural and computer sciences, afraid to lose out against out against countries in a putative tech race. In the meantime, the social sciences are suspected of not adding much to society. Without ready evidence of useful “impact”, whole fields look like superfluous luxuries.