Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
FAS Overhaul Brings Deep Cuts to Social Sciences, Phillips Brooks House
After a final round of layoffs, University leaders say 165 staff jobs were eliminated across the division.
What it costs to eat healthy food
With changed policies and food supply systems, healthy foods would cost less.
Brief life of psychologist Henry A. Murray, by Marshall Getz
Brief life of a personality psychologist: 1893-1988
Why “Big Data” is a Big Deal
Information science promises to change the world.
Nuclear weapons are incompatible with the U.S. constitution and democracy
“Out of ratio” weapons are essentially ungovernable.
Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman discusses life and work in behavioral economics
At Harvard, Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman discusses decisionmaking with Walmsley University professor Cass Sunstein of Harvard Law School.
How the gray squirrels came to Harvard Yard
How the gray squirrels came to Harvard Yard
Proximity Designs and rural development in Myanmar
A social enterprise works to improve farmers' economic prospects
Harvard social enterprise, policy reform in Myanmar
From supporting farmers to probing policy, Harvard people help Myanmar remake its future.
HKS Professor Joseph Aldy examines the true costs of fossil fuel subsidies.
Joseph Aldy examines the true costs of fossil fuel subsidies.
by Laura Levis
Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond on evictions
Sociologist Matthew Desmond studies eviction and the lives of America’s poor.