Centerpiece: Fall 2018

Awarded in 2016, the Weatherhead Initiative on Afro-Latin American Studies supports the growing field of Afro-Latin American studies through various programs and initiatives—including hosting scholars, organizing events, and supporting a book series...

Since 2012, the Weatherhead Initiative on Global History (WIGH), which functions within the WCFIA as the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global Transformations, provides the Center with a scholarly and teaching nucleus that is attuned to innovative trends...

The Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion has been in full swing this year. Led by WCFIA Director Michèle Lamont, this cluster brings together faculty, postdocs, visiting faculty, and graduate students affiliated with...

The Weatherhead Scholars Program welcomed its second group of participants this fall. This class of 2019 includes both academic scholars, such as visiting faculty and postdoctoral researchers, and practitioners in the field of international affairs, such...

2018–2019 Kenneth I. Juster Fellows The Weatherhead Center is pleased to announce its 2018–2019 class of Juster Fellows. Now in its eighth year, this grant initiative is made possible by the generosity of the Honorable Kenneth I. Juster, former chair of...

Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture Delivered by Nancy Fraser The following essay is an excerpt of Nancy Fraser’s Jodidi Lecture, delivered at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs on November 5, 2018. We are currently facing a crisis of...

Last spring, sixteen Harvard College students received travel grants from the Weatherhead Center to support their thesis field research on topics related to international affairs. Since their return in September, the Weatherhead Center has encouraged...

Political Sociology and the People's Health By Jason Beckfield A social epidemiologist looks at health inequalities in terms of the upstream factors that produced them. A political sociologist sees these same inequalities as products of institutions that...

Gita Gopinath Appointed Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund Faculty Associate Gita Gopinath , John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and of Economics at Harvard University, was appointed chief economist at the International...

A Moment to Celebrate: 60 Years at the Weatherhead Center The Weatherhead Center has played a capital role in the development of the social sciences at Harvard and nationally at various historical periods. The leadership of those who have preceded me has...