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The Department of Sociology at Harvard has a rich and varied history. Its faculty are deeply committed to the development of sociological theory in the service of addressing fundamental sociological questions about the empirical world. The Harvard department of the 21st century is characterized by unsurpassed methodological breadth and depth, with faculty and students engaged in a variety of approaches to research including surveys, ethnography, in-depth interviews, big data, social demography, causal inference, and historical archival work. Deep engagement with central social issues in the American landscape such as racial inequality, gender discrimination, violence, and mass incarceration is coupled with expertise in political, economic, and social and cultural issues in other parts of the world such as Latin America, Asia, and Europe. We invite you to explore sociology at Harvard.
News and Faculty Research Spotlights
Shai Dromi's Above the Fray Book wins Outstanding Published Book Award
Ben Bradlow receives Honorable Mention for the Charles Tilly Best Article Award
Shai Dromi and Mo Torres Elected to Theory Section of the American Sociological Association
Ya-Wen Lei receives various awards for her article, "Delivering Solidarity: Platform Architecture and Collective Contention in China’s Platform Economy."
Sean Bock and Yuval Feinstein awarded Best Paper Award for Political Sociology Section of American Journal of Sociology
Doctoral Student Cherrie Bucknor awarded Joint Center for Housing Studies' Annual Prize
Professor Orlando Patterson Receives Honorary Degree from Yale University
Leah Gose selected as Harvard Radcliffe Institute Dissertation Completion Fellow
Ya-Wen Lei wins 2021 Gordon White Prize
Professor Sandra Susan Smith appointed faculty director of the HKS Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Siobhan Greatorex-Voith wins prestigious Star Prize
Daniel Schneider receives Early Achievement Award from Population Association of America
Danilo Mandić wins ESS Best Book Award
Professor Orlando Patterson, featured in The Gazette, discusses how 80 is the new 60
Jason Beckfield has been selected to be the inaugural Robert G. Stone Jr. Professor of Sociology
Kristina Brant received two Best Graduate Student Paper awards.
Lecturer Manja Klemenčič again selected as favorite professor.