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Scientific knowledge entails rigour and control, both as a process of creating a reasoned view of reality and also as the product of results that shape the dissemination of science. The publication is critical for the development of science and the career of the academic/scientist. This article discusses some aspects of writing in science, in a stance that starts from the authors' scientific area – Sociology/Social Sciences –, using the scientific publication in specialized journals as a paradigmatic case. The results allow concluding that writing in science does not provide the indication of principles to be pursued and that it is shaped as more than rigid self-sufficient rules for the production of a scientific-type text. This topic is particularly relevant in the current context, in which the process of scientific publication is undergoing a profound reformulation.

An analysis of the development of political science in GB, with particular focus on post-WWII US influences. The formation of the Political Studies Assoc in 1950 occurred late with respect to other academic organizations, & its timing was not propitious due to increased governmental attention to other social sciences & a new technocratic outlook that excluded political scientists. The strong influences of logical positivism, linguistic analysis, & the philosophies of Karl Popper on political science methodology & philosophy are chronicled. It is argued that British skepticism toward the concurrent work of US colleagues had the effect of damaging the international standing of political science as an academic discipline & profession. Even the expansion of the field that followed the Robbins Report & the creation of polytechnics could not completely overcome the low level of professional esteem that continues to plague the field. Its current interactions with the media, public services, & political activity remain flawed by this sense of inferiority within the discipline, heightened by academic demoralization in the face of educational cutbacks. Hope for the future is seen though, particularly with the reemergence of political theorizing & political scientists' willingness to address the general public on contemporary issues. K. Hyatt

In an earlier article we challenged the findings of Fowler and Dawes (FD) that two genes predict voter turnout as part of a more general critique of "genopolitics." FD now acknowledge that their finding of a "significant" direct association between MAOA and voting was incorrect, but claim to have replicated their finding of an "indirect" association between 5HTT, self-reported church attendance, and self-reported voting. We show that this finding is likely driven by population stratification and omitted variable bias. We then explain why, from the standpoints of genetics, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology, genopolitics is a fundamentally misguided undertaking; we also respond to FD's charge that some of our previous statements concerning genetics are "highly misleading," "extremely disingenuous," and "even incorrect." We show that their criticisms demonstrate a lack of awareness of some basic principles in genetics and of discoveries in molecular genetics over the past 50 years.

Das Buch bietet einen Einstieg in das breite Spektrum der Genderforschung in den unterschiedlichsten wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen. Es will zu einem breiten, hochschulweiten Dialog anregen und Möglichkeiten aufzeigen, wie man die Perspektive der Chancengleichheit über die Berücksichtigung von Gender-Aspekten in Forschung und Lehre wirksam in das Qualitätsmanagement der Hochschule integrieren kann. Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler insbesondere aus den Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaftenstellen ihre Konzepte und Projekte vor und geben einen Einblick in die vielfältigen Aspekte und Wechselbeziehungen von »Wissenschaft und Geschlecht«.Die Publikation richtet sich an ein breit definiertes Publikum von Studierenden und Fachwissenschaftlern unterschiedlicher wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen.