Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Is the Constitution Broken?
Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.
A Failed Peaceful Transfer of Presidential Power
Bill Kristol discusses the future of the Republican Party and the survival of American constitutional democracy.
Making Voters Care About Climate Change
A professor and a marketing professional try a new tack in climate-change communications.
Alternatives to Policing
A Law School report offers the City of Boston recommendations for reform.
The Crisis in Civic Education
A U.S. Department of Education-funded study, coauthored by Danielle Allen, calls for urgent reinvestment in civic education.
Baking Sourdough Bread is a Survival Instinct
A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
by Jacob Sweet
An intellectual history of the Cold War era
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
Stephen Gray of Harvard Design School profiled by Jacob Sweet
Stephen Gray pioneers equitable urban design.
by Jacob Sweet
Jeannie Suk Gersen of Harvard Law School, profiled by Lydialyle Gibson
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the law, trauma, and “the rhetoric of believing”
Isabel Wilkerson speaks at Harvard about racism storytelling and public health
Author Isabel Wilkerson kicks off a Harvard speaker series on storytelling and public health.
Fast-spreading coronavirus variants raise concerns
Despite vaccines, Harvard scientists warn, more-transmissible variants make COVID-19 harder to control.