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
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.
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
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.
Harvard economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies
Economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies.
Maya Jasanoff sees uses of fiction in study of history
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
Economists begin quantifying the economic effects of climate change
Climate change has diverse and far-reaching economic effects.