Past Events

Justice by Means of Democracy: Democratizing Power to Rebalance the Economy

September 14, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT

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Allison Dining Room, HKS

In Person

Danielle Allen , James Bryant Conant University Professor, Harvard University Abstract: Danielle Allen argues that an important lever for tackling inequality is to analyze distributions of power in political and economic institutions. Reforms aimed to...

Charles Crabtree: TBA

May 13, 2026

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2:30PM - 4:00PM EDT

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MIT Sloan E62-350

In Person

Economic Sociology Seminar presentation by Charles Crabtree, Dartmouth .

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Chengwei Liu: TBA

May 8, 2026

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2:30PM - 4:00PM EDT

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MIT Sloan E62-350

In Person

Economic Sociology Seminar presentation by Chengwei Liu, ESMT Berlin.

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Armando Lara-Milan: The Return of the Real Economy?

May. 6 - May 8, 2026

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2:30PM - 4:00PM EDT

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MIT Sloan E62-350

Hybrid

Economic Sociology Seminar presentation by Armando Lara-Milan , University of California, Berkeley. The Return of the Real Economy?" Abstract: The voluminous sociological literature on "financialization," "globalization," and "neoliberalism" cannot...

Moral Regulation of Markets

May 5, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

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WJH 450

Hybrid

Culture and Social Analysis Workshop presentations by Nayun Eom, Harvard Certifying the “Age Tech” Market: Welfare Bureaucracies as Evaluation Machines Wan Zi Lu, Stony Brook University Blood Ties or Black Markets? The Unintended Consequences of Organ...

Celia Stafford & Aleksei Opacic present for WOM

May 1, 2026

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1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT

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HBS Chao 300

In Person

Peter V. Marsden Work, Organizations, and Markets Workshop presentations by Celia Stafford , HBS OB & Aleksei Opacic , Harvard Sociology.

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Iavor Bojinov: TBA

April 29, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

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CGIS K354

Hybrid

Applied Statistics Workshop presentation by Iavor Bojinov , Harvard.

Kevin Miner: When Ideas Outlast Their Moment: How Organizational Commitments Persist Through Recombination

April 24, 2026

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1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT

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HBS Chao 300

In Person

Peter V. Marsden Work, Organizations, and Markets Workshop presentations by Kevin Miner , Oxford Saïd.

CSRE Workshop Virtual Student Presentations

April 24, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

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WJH 1550

Hybrid

Contemporary Studies of Race & Ethnicity presentations by Mari Sanchez: Solidarity Without Groups: How Category Moral Baggage Enables and Constrains Feelings of Intra-Minority Solidarity Sebastian Spitz: Discrete and Insular Minorities

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John Harpham: The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery

April 24, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

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WJH 1550

Hybrid

History, Culture, and Society Workshop presentation by John Harpham , Harvard.

Leroy Gonsalves: How to Solve Quiet Quitting: Social Media Narratives, Worker Stereotypes, and Managerial Control

April 22, 2026

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4:00PM - 5:30PM EDT

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WJH 1550

Hybrid

Economic Sociology Seminar presentation by Leroy Gonsalves , Boston University Questrom School of Business (with Charles Chu) Abstract: Managerial control practices evolve as elite actors—CEOs, business schools, and consulting firms—legitimate new...

Naoki Egami: TBA

April 22, 2026

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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

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CGIS K354

Hybrid

Applied Statistics Workshop presentation by Naoki Egami , MIT.