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
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.
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.
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.
Is executive function foundational for conceptual learning, Harvard profs ask
Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old
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
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.
Harvard Kennedy School professor explores the emotional toll of losing elections
A Kennedy School working paper shows that losing elections can take a big toll on partisan voters’ happiness.
Harvard arts and sciences enrollment, faculty growth
Highlights from Dean Michael D. Smith’s annual report