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At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.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

Filmmaker Robert Gardner Dies at 88

The anthropological filmmaker founded the Harvard Film Study Center.

Tobin Project real-world social science, inequality, regulation

The interdisciplinary Tobin Project addresses real-world problems.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Harvard historian of science Naomi Oreskes takes on climate-change skeptics

Harvard historian of science Naomi Oreskes takes on climate-change skeptics.

Clayton Christensen on disruptive innovation

Innovation guru Clayton Christensen on spreading his gospel, the Gospel, and how to win with the electric car

by Craig Lambert

Harvard launches research center for greener buildings

An ambitious Harvard research center's quiet debut

Harvard conference discusses gender in medicine and public health

A Radcliffe conference examines the role of gender in medicine and public health.

Pershing Squares Ackman funds Harvard initiative

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman and Karen Ackman donate $26 million.