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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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Workshop in Economic Sociology
September 23, 2026
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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Who Gets to Use Their College Skills? Skill-Job Alignment and Earnings Inequality Among College Graduates

Speaker: Aleksei Opacic, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Harvard University.

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Alberto Alesina Seminar on Political Economy
September 24, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:15PM EDT
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Persuasion and Backlash from International Law in Global Swing States

Speaker: Stephen Chaudoin, Faculty Associate. Associate Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University.

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Program on US-Japan Relations Seminar
September 28, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Japan Decides: The 2026 General Election and What Comes Next

Speaker: Daniel Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.

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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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