School of Social Science
Founded in 1973, the School of Social Science is devoted to critical approaches to social research, both theoretical and empirical, and featuring multidisciplinary, multi-method, and international perspectives. Each year the School invites approximately 20 scholars working on a variety of topics to pursue their individual research within a rich context of intellectual discussion and exchange. Scholars are drawn from across the fields of social science and occasionally from the humanities as well.
There is an all-School weekly seminar for work-in-progress presentations, and several informal venues for sharing work and ideas. The School also hosts a theme seminar for which approximately half of the scholars are selected during the application process. The other half work on topics outside the theme and do not participate in the theme seminar.
The theme for 2025-26 is "Digital (In)Equality." For 2026-27, the theme is "Emerging Forces in Global Political Economy." An archive of past themes is available.