Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed
Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.
by Saima Sidik
Analytics has the power to transform government
Harnessing civic data makes governments more responsive to citizens.
Max Bazerman on making organizations act ethically
Max Bazerman wants leaders to take notice of ethical challenges.
History turns toward the global, the scientific, and the quantitative
Scholars pursue sweeping new interpretations of the human past.
Brief life of conservationist John Muir, by Steven Pavlos Holmes
Brief life of a Scottish-American conservationist: 1838-1914
Sociologist Orlando Patterson does landmark work on slavery and freedom.
Orlando Patterson may be the last of Harvard sociology’s big thinkers.
The Scholars Strategy Network aims to integrate scholarship into public policy
The Scholars Strategy Network aims to integrate scholarship into public policy.
Ryan Enos of Harvard explores how race-based reactions affect society
Ryan Enos probes how people react to those of a different race
by Laura Levis
Harvard Berkman Center Fellow Judith Donath says pseudonyms make better citizens
Berkman Fellow Judith Donath says they can.
Harvard's Dale Jorgenson advocates taxing carbon and recycling the revenue
A plan for controlling greenhouse gases while enhancing economic growth
Harvard Graduate School of Education releases study on teens and digital stress
Study could lead to better support of adolescents growing up in the digital world.