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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...

Daniel Carpenter Named Harvard College Professor
Faculty Associate Daniel Carpenter, Allie S. Freed Professor of Government at Harvard University, is a recent recipient of a Harvard College professorship. The award is the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ highest honor for faculty members who make...

Lisa Berkman Wins Walter Holland Lifetime Achievement Award
Faculty Associate Lisa Berkman, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is the recipient of the 2026 Walter Holland Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, distributed by the London...

Four Faculty Associates Receive Guggenheim Fellowship
Four Faculty Associates have received a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship—an award for trailblazing artists, scientists, and scholars across a variety of fields: Anya Bernstein, professor of anthropology; Mina Cikara, Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and...

Joaquim Meira Receives Samuelson Traveling Fellowship
Graduate Student Associate Joaquim Meira, PhD Candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University, is the 2026–2027 recipient of the Lee Whittinghill Samuelson Traveling Fellowship. This fellowship, awarded by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin...

Gabrielle Oliveira Wins Outstanding Book Award
Faculty Associate Gabrielle Oliveira, Jorge Paulo Lemann Associate Professor of Education and of Brazil Studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is the recipient of the 2026 Outstanding Book Award for her recent publication, Now We Are Here...

Sven Beckert’s Book Made the 2026 Lionel Gelber Prize Shortlist
Faculty Associate Sven Beckert, Laird Bell Professor of History at Harvard University, was announced as one of the five authors who made the Lionel Gelber Prize Shortlist for his new book, Capitalism: A Global History (Penguin Random House). The Lionel...