Social Sciences

Findings on antisocial children raise red flag for parents

28 Apr 2013

Are we in danger of raising a generation of narcissists and spoiled brats? A new study by City University social scientist Annis Fung Lai-chu has caused alarm.

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Academics denied their place in debate on Hong Kong

22 Apr 2013

Hong Kong universities are now gearing up for the Research Assessment Exercise, imported from Margaret Thatcher's Britain. Academics are required to choose their four "best" publications over the...

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Soft side of counter-insurgency wins half the battle

24 Mar 2013

Most people think counter-insurgency is all about men in masks kicking down doors and rappelling down from the roofs of buildings. Yes, the application of surgical violence is still key, but many...

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Six Politburo Standing Committee members are not technocrats

20 Nov 2012

In a noticeable break from the past two decades of Communist Party leadership, dominated by technocrats, six of the seven members of the new Politburo Standing Committee, the party's top decision-...

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Nobel-winning economists' theory applied to finding a mate

21 Oct 2012

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Falling in love IS exact science, says professor

7 Oct 2012

It is often said love is not logical. Yet, the study of love, which attempts to objectively and scientifically analyse romance and teach it as an academic subject, has recently become a popular...

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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'Social management' unlikely to offer much in the way of justice

The Politburo's internal security boss, Zhou Yongkang, has been very busy in the last couple of months.

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The sum of learning

As tertiary education becomes more popular and marketable, and investment in human capital a topic of attention, education is today often equated to vocational preparation. As a result, a number...

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Blueprint for building success

Keith Griffiths is chairman of the global board of Aedas, the world's second-largest architectural firm, and also chairs the company's Middle East and Asia business.

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Net gain for the English language

The internet has become the driving force in the spread of English throughout the world, a consultant linguist said on the sidelines of a conference this week.

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Beijing strengthens financial crime laws

Executives who siphon off money could now be imprisoned for seven years

Under a raft of changes to the mainland's Criminal Law adopted yesterday, executives of mainland-listed...

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Grass roots

Name: Ku Hok-bun Age: 36 Occupation: Anthropologist and sociologist

Young Post: What is the difference between anthropology and sociology?

Ku: It mainly depends on the...

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