Conference Information
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN JEWRY
October 23-24, 2011 Brandeis University
Plenary 6 Background Papers:
Use of Knowledge by Researchers and Policy Makers
Moderator: Sarai Brachman Shoup (Berman Foundation)
Speakers:
Steven M. Cohen (HUC-JIR, Berman Jewish Policy Archive)
Ideas and Ideology, Impact and Integrity: The Challenges of Conducting Effective Jewish Social Research in a Contested Community
Shmuel Rosner (Jewish People Policy Institute)
Perplexed by the Numbers: How Data are Used, Confused and Abused
Eetta Prince-Gibson (Jerusalem Report)
When Disciplines Interact
Samuel Heilman (Queens College/CUNY)
A Journal Editor's Perspective
Sandy Cardin, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation