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Article: The social sciences in Britain.(Potpourri www.the-academy.org.uk/)
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Great Expectations, a valuable report on the status and future of the social sciences in Britain, has been issued by an independent commission of 13 members, including academics and social research users. The commission, funded by government and private bodies, was formed at the initiative of the Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences (see Potpourri, March/April 2000), a bipartite organization composed of 43 societies and 359 elected individuals.
The commission defines the social sciences as "disciplined curiosity about societies ... leading to the creation and sharing of social knowledge." In this very broad conception, 23 fields, including ...