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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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Histories Beyond Borders in the Age of Nationalist Resurgence

September 18, 2026
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9:45AM - 5:15PM EDT

This event is open to the public. Registration is required to attend the conference. 

This one-day conference seeks to examine, through the lens of Akira Iriye’s scholarly legacy, recent advances in the field of international history, broadly conceived...

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Friday Morning Seminar in Culture, Psychiatry and Global Mental Health

September 18, 2026
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10:00AM - 12:00PM EDT

American Indian Traditional Healing: Expressions of Alter-Native Psy-ence

Speaker: Joseph P. Gone, Professor of Anthropology and of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard University; Faculty Director, Harvard University Native American Program.

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Workshop on Culture, History, & Society

September 18, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

Family Formation and the Racial Division of Reproductive Labor: Evidence from the Great Migration, 1910-1940

Speaker: Hero Ashman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Race, Inequality and Social Equity Studies (CRISES), Harvard University.

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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...

Two Faculty Associates Named 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows

Faculty Associate Peter A. Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies at Harvard University, and Ya-Wen Lei, professor of sociology at Harvard University, are both 2026–2027 Berlin Prize Fellows. The prize, distributed by the American Academy in...