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At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard’s Eric Maskin and Michael Kremer look at globalization and inequality

Modeling how globalization leaves the least-skilled workers behind

by Stephanie Garlock

Teaching with technology, for a new generation

From the “Teaching Machine” to the promise of twenty-first-century learning technology

by Sophia Nguyen

Historian Ronald Suny Discusses Armenian Genocide at Harvard's Davis Center

On the centenary, historian Ronald G. Suny discusses the causes of the twentieth century’s first genocide.

by Stephanie Garlock

Crisis of American neoliberal capitalism

A critique of the neoliberal economy

Harvard's African and African American art gallery opens

Another art museum opens—this one, a gallery for African and African-American Art.

by Sophia Nguyen

Small Companies Have an Innovation Edge, except perhaps in the energy space

Small companies innovate better, but in the energy field, large firms may lead.

by Erin O’Donnell

Is executive function foundational for conceptual learning, Harvard profs ask

Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old

by Sophia Nguyen

Violence against South Asian women and solutions

Addressing the root causes of violence against women in South Asia

by Rohini Pande

Cass Sunstein on the constitution in the 21st century

Cass Sunstein and the modern regulatory state

by Lincoln Caplan

The people in whom we confide often are not family and friends

Barbers, bartenders, and beauticians are as privy to our secrets as are family and friends.

by Craig Lambert