Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Robert Coles Was Most at Home on the Playground
A colleague remembers the late Harvard professor and child psychiatrist, who died this month.
by Alex Harris
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
Authoritarian Regimes’ AI Innovation Advantage
Unfettered access to personal data may give Chinese companies an edge in artificial intelligence.
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
Predicting the Future of China's Rise
What’s next for United States’ largest economic rival
Fugitive Pedagogy
Jarvis Givens rediscovers the underground history of black schooling.