Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Harvard Law School Announces a New National Security Initiative
The program will focus on the U.S. Congress and the separation of powers in its first year.
Vincent Brown writes war and empire into the history of slavery
Vincent Brown writes war, empire, and slaves’ agency into the history of Atlantic slavery.
Index funds defer to corporate management
Index funds cast a large proportion of proxy votes in U.S. companies, but take a hands-off approach with management.
One Hundred Years of Educating Educators
At its centennial, the Harvard Graduate School of Education celebrates and looks ahead.
by Jacob Sweet
A Gut Renovation for U.S. Labor Law
A Harvard Law School initiative calls for rewriting labor law “to shift power from corporations to workers.”
Demographic distortions will require eldercare solutions
Can technology coupled with cultural understanding improve the health and wellness of the elderly?
A better way to reduce gun violence
David Hemenway advocates a pragmatic, public-health-based solution to gun homicides and suicides.
David Deming on tuition-free public college underwritten by existing funds
David Deming says existing federal higher-education subsidies, if redeployed, could make public colleges free.
Why we eat what we do
“Resetting the Table,” a new exhibit at the Peabody Museum, examines American food traditions.
by Jacob Sweet
Can the Catholic Church Help Explain Western Psychology?
A social-science analysis of how Catholicism transformed Western culture
Lawrence Lessig Delivers a Prescription for Reforming American Democracy
How to reform voting and elections in the United States to create a representative democracy