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At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.
Where teachers thrive, students do
Education policy should focus on schools as a whole, not individual teachers, argues Susan Moore Johnson.
Can perfect equality exist?
Eric Nelson says John Rawls led modern philosophy astray.
Should “acting locally” become a legal mandate?
In combatting climate change, will courts hold that the general welfare trumps local sovereignty?
Social geographer Ryan Enos
The political scientist explains “social geography.”
The Undergraduate on the ethics of gathering knowledge
The Undergraduate explores the ethics of gathering knowledge.
by Julie Chung
Lincoln Caplan reviews “When Should Law Forgive?” by Martha Minow
…and don’t always forgive
Sesame Street's fiftieth anniversary party at Harvard
Sesame Street celebrates a 50-year collaboration with Harvard.
Eighth Annual HILT Conference Focuses on Peer Learning
The eighth annual conference of the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching
The Case for Smaller Classes
We look back to one of the classic experiments in education: an attempt to determine the effects of class size on young students’ learning.
John Rawls and the remaking of political philosophy
The lasting influence and limitations of John Rawls’s political philosophy