Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
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Fueling pathbreaking social science research that delves deep to examine complex global issues.
Got a Million Dollars? You Could Become a Citizen of Another Country
Epicenter: At the Heart of Research and Ideas
A conversation with legal scholar Ayelet Shachar on birthright, borders, and the sale of citizenship.
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Centerpiece: Life at the Weatherhead Center
Check out our biannual newsletter of life at Weatherhead—feature articles, programmatic updates, new affiliate books, recent awards, event photos, and more.
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Events
Canada Seminar
October 13, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
Sugar Farmers of Manitoba
Speaker: Janis Thiessen, Professor of History, University of Manitoba.
Tuesday Seminar in Latin American Politics
October 13, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:20PM EDT
Betting on Hope: What We Got Wrong About the U.S. Border Crisis
Speaker: Katrina Burgess, Professor of Political Economy, Director of Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security, Fletcher School, Tufts University.
Workshop in Economic Sociology
October 14, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
The Limits of "Fast" Care: Time Compression in Commercial Surrogacy and Public Healthcare Provision
Speaker: Alya Guseva, Associate Professor of Sociology, Boston University.
Latest News
Melani Cammett Joins 2026–2027 Class of Harvard Impact Lab Fellows
Harvard Impact Labs has selected Weatherhead Center Director Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, for its 2026–2027 Impact Lab Development Fellowship—a nine-month program providing faculty with training, coaching, and $25...
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...