The U.S. National Science Foundation refuses to finance political science
The U.S. National Science Foundation decided in principle: an authoritative scientific structure refused to fund research related to policy. At present, U.S. National Science Foundation funded nearly half of all research activities in the United States. Fund said in a statement that the new system of distribution of grants have already been adopted in July, but reported it just now. In American academic circles say that this decision has a dual nature: on the one hand, the fund wants to get away from any engagement, and on the other - it's about money.
The fund said that the sponsors are difficult to justify the amount and validity of the policy research, as well as their impact on modern society. Simply put, the NSF has found that political studies - on the one hand it is another reason to get a pair of slap from the U.S. Congress, and the other benefits of such research is not obvious and many believe that they are - just a way of draining taxpayers' money into the pipe. stated in the fund that has already canceled all grants program in political science by the end of this year. The decision on the 2014 is still pending, but it is likely to be too negative.
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