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Fueling pathbreaking social science research that delves deep to examine complex global issues. 

Beyond Paris: Building a Practical Climate Coalition
Epicenter: At the Heart of Research and Ideas

Aluminum, steel, and concrete are some of the most carbon-intensive industries, and many countries already have a tax on them. But not the United States. That fact hasn’t stopped the social scientists in the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global Climate Policy from spearheading worldwide cooperation on carbon pricing. 

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HIGHS: Harvard International and Global History Seminar
September 30, 2026
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3:45PM - 5:45PM EDT
In Person

Panel: Revolution as a Comparative Method

Panelists: Ibrahim Elhoudaiby, Postdoctoral Associate, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University.

Idriss P. Fofana, Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.

Sylvia Sellers-García, Associate...

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Workshop in Economic Sociology
September 30, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
In Person

When Does Gender Trump Flexibility? Workplace Flexibility and Domestic Task Assignment

Speaker: Minjin Chae, PhD Student in Sociology, Harvard University.

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Politics and Social Change Workshop
October 1, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
Hybrid

Organizing the Bosses: Voluntary Agreements and the Politics of Class Compromise in the U.S. Building Trades

Speaker: Matt Carson, PhD Student in Sociology, Harvard University.

Constructing Compromise: Regional Coalition-Building, Local Developmental...

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Press Release for "Imagine: Reflections on Peace"

Imagine: Reflections on Peace opens October 5 at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Cambridge, MA. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Imagine: Reflections on Peace, an exhibition of photographs and short films...

Welcome Message from Center Director Melani Cammett
Our mission is to support pathbreaking research across the social sciences on the most important questions facing societies around the world. We leverage our deep pool of experts to bring their research to bear on complex global issues, and to translate...
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