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
Demographic distortions will require eldercare solutions
Can technology coupled with cultural understanding improve the health and wellness of the elderly?
A better way to reduce gun violence
David Hemenway advocates a pragmatic, public-health-based solution to gun homicides and suicides.
Why we eat what we do
“Resetting the Table,” a new exhibit at the Peabody Museum, examines American food traditions.
by Jacob Sweet
Can the Catholic Church Help Explain Western Psychology?
A social-science analysis of how Catholicism transformed Western culture
Lawrence Lessig Delivers a Prescription for Reforming American Democracy
How to reform voting and elections in the United States to create a representative democracy
Electoral College Reform
A conference at Harvard Law School focused on reform of the Electoral College
Michael Kremer wins Nobel Prize in economics
Professor Michael Kremer shares the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences with two scholars from MIT.
Harvard and University of Michigan joint summit on stigma and opioid addiction
Harvard and the University of Michigan’s second joint summit on opioids addresses stigma, race, and access to care.
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?