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Lists of Twitter acccounts of U.S. political elites from government, news media and political parties. Metadata on number of followers (as of December 2015), date of account registration and Twitter ID.
List of news media actors contains major newspapers and national TV stations as well as politically influential media persons and individual journalists. List of politicians contains all members of U.S. congress, governors, presidential candidates and main accounts of the Republican and Democratic parties. Metadata on politicians contains political office and party affiliation.
List of government actors contains federal agencies, secretaries, the President and affiliated accounts.

The paper looks at the African economy in the past two decades in terms of domestic categories like economic growth, agricultural development, investment, government finance and political instability, and examines the strategies which have been pursued in agricultural and industrial development. It is found that these strategies have not contributed to the liquidation of dependence on the industrialised countries of the North. (DSE)

1. Introduction: Collecting Stories, Nicholas Apoifis, Phillip Wadds, Susanne Schmeidl & Kim Spurway -- 2. Sex In The Academy/Sex In The Field: Bodies Of Ethics In Activist Research, Zahra Zsuzsanna Stardust -- 3. Sitting With The Mess, Caroline Lenette -- 4. Fear And Loathing In The Cross: Researching The Policing Of Nightlife In Sydney, Phillip Wadds -- 5. Doing Critical Drugs Research: From Deconstructing To Encountering Risk, George Dertadian -- 6. 'I Hope Little Worms Die In Your Arse': Fieldwork, Anarchists, Fascists, And Academic Snitches, Nick Apoifis -- 7. Doing Elite Interviews In Feminist Research: Confessions Of A Born-Again Observationist, Louise Chappell -- 8. Risking The Self: Vulnerability And Its Uses In Research, Tanya Jakimow -- Enter The Dragon: Coming Of Age As Blond, White, Female Researcher In Fragile Contexts, Susanne Schmeidl -- 10. 'If You Want To Know About Evil, Ask The Devil': Research In Post-Conflict Countries, Kim Spurway -- 11. Conclusion: Sharing Stories, Kim Spurway.

In a growing number of countries, governments and public agencies seek to systematically assess the scientific outputs of their universities and research institutions. Bibliometrics indicators and peer review are regularly used for this purpose, and their advantages and biases are discussed in a wide range of literature. This article examines how three different national organisations produce journal ratings as an alternative assessment tool, which is particularly targeted for social sciences and humanities. After setting out the organisational context in which these journal ratings emerged, the analysis highlights the main steps of their production, the criticism they received after publication, especially from journals, and the changes made during the ensuing revision process. The particular tensions of a tool designed as both a political instrument and a scientific apparatus are also discussed.

Evaluation of public policies in France has been late arriving but its subsequent development has been markedly sustained. Although the methods used are often either rudimentary or excessively rigid, evaluation is now an integral part of public action. Having first presented the approaches behind this trend, this article then follows the institutionalization of evaluation through its adoption by state and then local bureaucracies, a process heavily encouraged by the European Commission. Two distinctive features, both involving social scientists, mark the French evaluation scene and influence the article's final section. First, although some continue to actually carry out evaluations, today a growing number of academics are involved as key members of committees advising actors responsible for the evaluation of public policies. Second, these committees serve as interfaces between evaluators and actors. Together these developments could be seen as prefiguring a new relationship between knowledge and power.