Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Former Homeland Security Chief Says ICE and CBP Have “Lost Their Way”
At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.
“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
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.
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
Gun Violence
The impacts on survivors and their families.
Building Native Nations
A Harvard Kennedy School course tackles governance in sovereign Indian territories.
Are We Entering a Second Cold War?
A discussion of Russia’s invasion—and how it can end
by Jacob Sweet
“No Limits” to China-Russia Relations?
How the Ukraine invasion might affect Russia’s ties with its neighbor