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Steve Fuller

Articles by Steve Fuller

Canadian and British observers illumined by both the sun and an atomic blast of ABLE, a 1-kiloton atomic bomb. January 27, 1951

Blue-sky research rarely casts the most light

Myths notwithstanding, devolving research agendas to disciplines has a poor record of success, says Steve Fuller

By Steve Fuller

28 April

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Plagiarism hunters, please lay down your weapons

A feudal approach to intellectual property has turned the academy into a modern police state, says Steve Fuller

By Steve Fuller

5 February

Group think: scholars assess the state of sociology

Sociology, once a discipline seen as the embodiment of social progress, is now subject to frequent scepticism over its methodology, politics and career relevance. Here, five sociologists offer their assessment of the challenges facing the subject and what the future holds

By Robert Dingwall

4 October

Academic monopolies are nothing to be proud of

Neoliberalism is many academics’ bête noire, but it is also a litmus test of their democratic sensibilities, says Steve Fuller

By Steve Fuller

19 July

Dale Edwin Murray illustration (27 April 2017)

Freedom of speech is not just for academics

Universities should not be neutral about attempts to ‘no platform’ speakers. They must defend students’ right to hear orthodoxy challenged, says Steve Fuller

By Steve Fuller

27 April

The case for academic Caesars

Steve Fuller on the need for leaders who can make the radical decisions necessary to survive existential threats both internal and external

By Steve Fuller

26 January