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At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.
Cousins in the Ancient World
Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA
Democracy Endangered
American democracy endangered by minority rule
Values and Voting Patterns
Thinking globally versus locally is predictive of political views
The Roman Empire’s Cosmopolitan Frontier
Genetic analysis reveals a culture enriched from both sides of the Danube.
Navigating Changing Careers
Harvard researchers seek to empower individuals to steer their own careers.
Easing the Energy Transition
How the Bezos Earth Fund hopes to seed economic transformation
AI and Democracy
The implications for campaigns and elections raise concern
by Aden Barton
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Brief life of a pioneering economist: 1915-2012
You Are What (Your Microbes) Eat
Diet, cooking, and the human microbiome
Vikram Patel
He wanted to be a chef, but instead became a leader in global health