Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
America’s National Parks Are a $56 Billion Economic Engine
Harvard’s Linda Bilmes on measuring the economic value of public lands
Why Aid Cuts Didn’t End Worker Shortages
Why cutting jobless aid during the pandemic didn’t send workers scrambling for work
Can Infrastructure Remedy Social Ills?
A Design School class suggests how “social infrastructure” can meet societal needs.
“No Going Back to Normal”
Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health
by Jacob Sweet
Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA
Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.
“Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow?”
The East Asian implications of the Russia-Ukraine War
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Horizons Spotlights Seven Scholars
Ph.D. students discuss subjects from aliens to infrastructural aesthetics.
by Jacob Sweet
The Upward Mobility Problem
Most Americans earn less than their parents did. Can community colleges bridge the gap?
The Broken Social Contract
Danielle Allen on America’s broken social contract
Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage
Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.
How the Pandemic Killed the Uninfected
COVID-19’s toll on black patients extends to those who never got the virus.