Social Science

The New Yorker has featured Life: A Critical User's Manual, by Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, among its "Briefly Noted" book reviews for the week of October 22.

The New Yorker calls Fassin's book...

The American Historical Association has announced the winners of its 2018 prizes, honoring exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects.

Michelle Armstrong-Partida, Member in...

The Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Social Science will curate a public film series designed to provoke insight and open conversation among scholars of the Institute and participants of the greater Princeton community. Featuring commentary...

Michael Kazin, Member in the School of Social Science, examines the shortcomings of Jimmy Carter's single-term presidency, writing:

“Once Carter moved into the White House, the erstwhile nuclear engineer and peanut producer proved to be an...

Drawing from Professor Emerita Joan Wallach Scott's Sex and Secularism (Princeton University Press, 2017) and Visitor Sara Farris's In the Name of Women’s Rights (Duke University Press, 2017), the Social Science Research Council's Sex, secularism...

Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, examines the "neoliberal authoritarian program" of French president Emmanuel Macron, whose politics were uniquely characterized as "neither left nor right" throughout his...

The School of Social Science has released the following four Occasional Papers:

The Economy of the Mysteries: Administering Sacramental Wealth in the Age of Lights by Charly Coleman, Member in the School of Social Science, and Assistant Professor of...

"China’s rising threat to international freedom and democracy has become a hot topic,” said Teng Biao, a Chinese human rights lawyer and former Visitor in the School of Social Science, in an interview about the country's influence in the West.

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Organized by the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, and developed by Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor, the 2018–19 Summer Program in Social Science will commence on June 18, 2018, as part of a global...

Peter Coviello, Member in the School of Social Science, reviews Sex and Secularism by Professor Emerita Joan Wallach Scott and In the Name of Women's Rights by Visitor Sara Farris, writing, "part of what is remarkable about these books, too...