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The ‘Obama Generation’ Holds the Most Liberal Racial Attitudes in American...

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. As America commemorates fifty years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s march on Washington, new research in Political Psychology reveals how the generation of white Americans...

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International Experts Question Long Term Success of Millennium Development Goals

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. As the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) come to an end, a new issue of the Institute of Development Studies Bulletinbrings together experts from India,...

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James D. Murphy and William M. Duke Empower and Educate Veterans to Develop...

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. A veteran's transition from military to civilian life is a major life event that requires careful planning. In their new book, Down Range: A Transitioning Veteran's Career...

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Walk-in access to high quality academic research available in UK public...

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. Access to Research initiative begins two year pilot Students, independent researchers and small businesses can now access many of the world’s best academic papers across...

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Intervention in First 1000 Days Vital to Fulfilling Childhood Potential

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. Safeguarding the healthy development of the next generation is vital for the long term success of the United Nation’s Millennium Development goals. New research in Annals...

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You’re Only Lying to Yourself ... and the Voters: The Politics of Self-Deception

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. WMD in Iraq. Watergate. The Lewinski affair. Some of the most famous moments in political history have deception, be it through honest mistakes or blatant lying, at their...

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Politics of Suspicion: How Distrustful Activists Call for and then Block Reforms

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. From Kiev to Caracas, Wall Street to Downing Street, distrust for politicians has become a global trend. New research in Political Psychology suggests that while this...

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Fight Against One of the Biggest Threats Facing American Investors: The...

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. Every paper currency in the history of civilization has eventually lost its entire value. It’s a simple matter of supply and demand. Similarly, the United States dollar is...

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Mental Health Issues Uncovered in Children with Relatives Who Participated in...

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. Children with relatives who were called upon to participate in the interagency manhunt following the Boston Marathon attack carried a particularly heavy mental health...

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The Great Fragmentation: And Why the Future of All Business is Small

Dateline City: MELBOURNE, Victoria We’re living through a shift three times as big as the industrial revolution; an epochal change in social, structural and economic shift where power is shifting and...

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Understanding Y: #andYyoushould

Dateline City: MELBOURNE, Victoria Are Gen Ys misunderstood? They have been branded lazy, entitled, disloyal, tech-addicted social morons by the media – but has it been too easy to plaster judgement...

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Humane Strategy Reduces Shark Attacks

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. A simple and humane technique may be an effective strategy to reduce human encounters with sharks without harming populations of threatened shark species.Language: English...

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Study Examines Viewers’ Role in American Death Penalty Films

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. Over the course of the last 100 years or more, many scenes of execution in American film have offered intimate knowledge of executions, giving viewers a privileged...

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Wiley Announces Continued Growth in Titles with Impact Factor

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced a continued increase in the proportion of its journal titles indexed in the 2014 release of Thomson Reuters Journal Citation...

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Educating College Kids to Be Smart about Their Money

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. Prior financial knowledge—both objective and subjective—in the first year of college may play a role in reducing young adults’ later risky paying behaviors and buying...

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Marin Katusa Explores How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from America's Grasp

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. A new book argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being underestimated in dangerous and costly ways by the U.S. and its western allies, especially in one critical...

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Learn how to build marketable career skills with Wiley at bookstores this March

Dateline City: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Invest in new work skills, improve your employability and increase your salaryThis March, explore a typical career life cycle and discover how you can apply...

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Invest in new work skills, improve your employability and increase your salary

Dateline City: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia This March, explore a typical career life cycle and discover how you can apply valuable skills to gain a competitive edge in your career. Invest in the new skills...

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British Politics for Dummies 2nd Edition

Dateline City: HOBOKEN, N.J. New updated guide to British Politics is essential election companionIn the run up to the general election, Wiley are publishing a new, updated edition of British Politics...

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The Importance of Public Service Broadcasting in Politics and Society

Dateline City: Hoboken, N.J A new article finds that people living in countries with public service broadcasting are better informed about government and politics, are more trusting of other people,...

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What Will Be the #1 Selling Christmas Toy This Year?

Dateline City: Hoboken, N.J A new article that explores the statistics of the Christmas toy market notes that there is a roughly one in three chance that the Star Wars franchise will produce the number...

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Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence

Dateline City: Hoboken, N.J. MultimediaAll Other Multimedia: productDataView_2.jpg (306 KB)ContactsDERALD WING SUE has been identified as "the most influential multicultural scholar in the United...

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Paper Critically Examines the Politics of Asylum Accommodation in the UK

Dateline City: Hoboken, N.J. A new article offers a first examination of recent changes in the nature of asylum accommodation in the UK, arguing that in the model existing today, economic calculations...

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Attacks on the Press: Gender and Media Freedom Worldwide

Dateline City: Hoboken, NJ MultimediaContactsMelissa Connors, Publicity Manager WILEYmconnors@wiley.comAttacks on the Press is the definitive guide to the state of press freedom around the globe,...

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Paper Critically Examines the Politics of Asylum Accommodation in the UK

Dateline City: Hoboken, NJ MultimediaContactsMelissa Connors, Publicity Manager WILEYmconnors@wiley.comA new article offers a first examination of recent changes in the nature of asylum accommodation...

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