Episode #40: Ashley Rubin Talks about Ideologically Driven Research in Criminology

Ashley Rubin, associate professor at the University of Hawaii, discusses her 2025 Theory and Society article arguing that politically charged buzzwords and assertions have displaced proper social science.

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