While aspiring scholars, junior faculty, and even veteran academics have access to the latest theoretical and methodological advances through journals such as the Policy Studies Journal, the creativity, ingenuity, and art associated with breakthrough work is often less accessible. Art of Science (AoS) aims to fill this gap by interviewing scholars with recent publications in the Policy Studies Journal, exploring the research process sitting behind the article. AoS is meant to break down the mystique of research for early career researchers. By focusing on the process from idea to publication rather than on the publication itself, AoS aims to be a resource where scholars can receive honest advice and a place where failures and the problems solving associated with them are discussed as much as the successes that became the publication itself.
Art of Science is hosted by Graham Ambrose. Episodes of AoS release quarterly, in conjunction with new issues of the Policy Studies Journal. You can watch all the author conversations on the Art of Science YouTube channel or listen to the audio on all major podcasting platforms. You can also read full transcripts of each episode on the Art of Science Substack.
Art of Science is a co-production of the Policy Studies Journal and the Center for Policy Design and Governance at Syracuse University.
Check out the latest episode of Art of Science, where Dr. Mallory SoRelle from Duke University and Dr. Delphia Shanks from Hendrix College joined Graham for a conversation about their paper “The policy acknowledgement gap: Explaining (mis)perceptions of government social program use.”
You can listen to the conversation on Apple, Spotify, Google, and wherever else you get your podcasts. A full transcript of the conversation is also available here.
You can also follow Art of Science on X/Twitter @ArtOfSciencePod.
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