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.
Democracy’s Prospects TK
A Harvard Magazine Roundtable
Harvard President Lawrence Bacow promotes Michigan initiatives
President Bacow listens (and builds partnerships) in Michigan.
Durba Mitra studies gender in South Asia
Harvard’s first professor appointed solely in gender studies
“Rebellious Lawyering” author Gerald López: a profile
Gerald López’s radical theory—and practice
“Shifting Sands”: photos from the Peabody Museum
Family snapshots of living off the land, in the Kalahari
The argument for geographically targeted economic interventions
Could place-based policies solve regional economic and social problems?
by Oset Babür
When Capital Trumps Labor
In the antebellum South, slavery was paired with modern business practices.
Unequal Distribution of Incomes
The worrisome distribution of the fruits of American economic growth
Visualizing the World at the Harvard Map Collection
Maps can be applied to straightforward ends; they can also be fanciful, surprising, or plain weird.
Why Are Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks When Treated by Female MDs?
The “glass ceiling” in the operating room
by Oset Babür